Mississippi House Bill 1605

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Universities and Colleges
Pending: House Universities and Colleges Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Safe Dorms Act"; To Declare Legislative Findings Regarding Student Safety At State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prohibit Students Registered Under The Sex Offender Registration Laws From Residing In On-campus Housing; To Prohibit Employees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning From Entering Into Consensual Relationships With Students Over Whom They Have Authority; To Require State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Provide Single-sex Living Facilities And Require First-year Students To Reside In Such Facilities; To Establish Exceptions For Certain Persons Entering Single-sex Facilities; To Require Institutions To Develop Materials And Procedures To Educate Students And Staff About Policies To Reduce Sexual Assault Risks; To Authorize Students Aggrieved By Violations Of This Act To File Civil Actions For Relief And Damages; To Specify A One-year Limitation Period For Filing Such Suits; To Waive Immunity For State Institutions Of Higher Learning That Violate This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act; establish.

Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1605.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1605IN.htm