2024 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

SB2753: SAFER Act; enact.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.

Bill History

2/19/2024
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
Senate
3/5/2024
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Senate
3/13/2024
Committee Substitute Adopted
Senate
3/13/2024
Passed
Senate
3/14/2024
Transmitted To House
Senate
3/18/2024
Referred To Judiciary A
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Amended
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Summers, Hood, Yates)
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Returned For Concurrence
House of Representatives
4/12/2024
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
Senate
4/12/2024
Conferees Named Wiggins,Hopson,Harkins
Senate
4/16/2024
Conferees Named Hood,Yates,Hurst
House of Representatives
4/29/2024
Died In Conference
Senate
5/2/2024
Suspend from Deadlines by SC 549
5/2/2024
Conference Report Filed
House of Representatives
5/2/2024
Conference Report Filed
Senate
5/2/2024
Conference Report Adopted
Senate
5/2/2024
Conference Report Adopted
House of Representatives
5/6/2024
Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate
5/6/2024
Enrolled Bill Signed
House of Representatives
5/13/2024
Approved by Governor

Amendments

House Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

House Amendment No 2

Amendment No 2

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Conference Report Adopted
5/2/2024
33
Yea
8
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Conference Report Adopted
5/2/2024
85
Yea
29
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed As Amended
4/10/2024
80
Yea
31
Nay
11
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed
3/13/2024
40
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED