Mississippi House Bill 1045 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on February 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-09 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Create A New Section Of Law To Provide That Library Collections, Events, Presentations And Displays Aimed At The Special Needs And Interests Of Children And Young Teenagers Shall Not Be Allowed To Include Materials Containing Certain Information; To Provide That A Citizen Of This State Whose Child Is Affected By A Violation Of This Act May File Suit For Declarative And Injunctive Relief, Including All Reasonable Attorney's Fees And Costs Incurred By The Party Bringing The Suit In The Circuit Court Which Shall Have Jurisdiction Over The Library Where The Violation Of This Act Occurs; To Provide That The Attorney General's Office Shall Give The Library The Opportunity To Cure The Violation Before A Suit Is Brought; To Provide That The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Library Commission, In Consultation With The Attorney General's Office, Shall Provide Training To The Libraries; To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Education To Comply With The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 97-29-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 39-3-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Libraries; regulate the material that is curated for children and younger teens.

Rep. Jill Ford [R]

Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09	House	Died On Calendar
2023-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	1	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	3	357	New Code	See Bill Text
97	29	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1045.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1045IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1045CS.htm