Mississippi House Bill 158 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "sexual Assault Response For College Students Act"; To Provide Certain Definitions For The Act; To Require All Higher Education Institutions To Adopt A Comprehensive Policy That Is Consistent With Federal And State Law Regarding The Institution's Response To Allegations Of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Exploitation And Stalking; To List The Minimum Requirements To Be Included In Such Policy; To Require Each Higher Education Institution To Prominently Publish, Timely Update, And Have Easily Accessible On Its Official School Website Such Policy; To Require Each Higher Education Institution To Have Access To An On-campus Confidential Advisor To Provide Counseling, Mental Health Support And Physical Health Support To Complainants, Respondents, And Survivors; To Require The Higher Education Institution To Train All Employees, Student Employees And Persons With Supervising Authority Regarding Standards To Assist Any Student Who Alleges A Violation Of The Comprehensive Policy Described By This Act; To Require All Higher Education Institutions To Adopt Procedures To Resolve Complaints Of Alleged Violations Of Such Policy; And For Related Purposes.

The Sexual Assault Response For College Students Act; create.

Rep. Angela Cockerham [I]

Rep. Otis Anthony [D]

Rep. John Faulkner [D]

2020-03-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 115 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-05-12	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Judiciary, Division B
2020-03-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-11	House	Passed
2020-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-01-24	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0158.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0158IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0158PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0650020.pdf