2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

SB2309: Child grooming and morphed images; criminalize and amend provisions related to.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create New Section 97-5-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Crime Of Grooming Of A Child; To Define Terms; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations; To Amend Section 97-5-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Definition Of Identifiable Child And To Remove Identifiable Child In The Definition Of Child And Morphed Images; To Bring Forward Sections 97-5-33, 97-5-35 And 97-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions That Provide For The Offense Of Exploitation Of A Child, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 97-5-5 And 97-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Provisions That Provide For The Offenses Of Enticing A Child, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
Senate
2/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee Substitute Adopted
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed
Senate
2/14/2025
Transmitted To House
Senate
2/17/2025
Referred To Judiciary B
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Passed
2/13/2025
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/14/202521.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/202521.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202544.0 KB