Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2812
Definitions; define certain terms including "male" and "female."
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO STATE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING MEN AND WOMEN CONCERNING THEIR STATUS AS LEGALLY EQUAL BUT POSSESSING UNIQUE AND IMMUTABLE BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES THAT MANIFEST PRIOR TO BIRTH AND INCREASE AS THEY AGE AND EXPERIENCE PUBERTY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 1-3-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS OF "WOMAN," "MAN," "GIRL," "BOY," "MOTHER," "FATHER," "MALE," "FEMALE" AND "SEX" WHEN THE TERMS ARE USED IN ANY STATUTE IN ORDER TO PREVENT UNJUST DISCRIMINATION, MAINTAIN SAFETY, PROTECT PRIVACY, AND ENSURE FAIRNESS; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY OF THE ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate