Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1294
Grooming; revise age of child when person is in a position of trust.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE FOR THE CRIMES OF CHILD GROOMING AND SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD FOR PERSONS IN A POSITION OF TRUST; 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 19 to March 3, 2026, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 517 days
Judiciary BJan 19 to Jan 289 days
In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days
Judiciary, Division BFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 19 – Feb 5
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3
- Feb 6Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate