Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 742
Child abuse; require mandatory minimums and arrests for severe child abuse.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR FELONY CHILD ABUSE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-42, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR FELONY CHILD ABUSE WITH MANDATORY MINIMUMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN ARREST OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSERS WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE FELONY CHILD ABUSE FROM CERTAIN SENTENCE REDUCTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 to February 4, 2025, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days
Judiciary BJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 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 House of Representatives Jan 15 – Feb 4
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives