Mississippi House Bill 995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 97-3-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Evidentiary Requirements For Rape Trials; To Repeal Section 97-3-99, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Spousal Rape; To Amend Section 97-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 97-3-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Evidentiary Procedures For Rape Prosecutions To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 97-3-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Elements Of The Crime Of Rape; And For Related Purposes.

Rape; revise elements for the crime of and remove spousal exception.

Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [R]	Rep. William Arnold [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Jerry Darnell [R]
Rep. Jansen Owen [R]

2023-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-17		Approved by Governor
2023-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-31	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-22	Senate	Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Wiggins
2023-03-21	House	Conferees Named Cockerham,Scoggin,Clark
2023-03-14	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-08	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-08	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2023-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-09	House	Passed
2023-02-09	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	3	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	68	New Code	See Bill Text
97	3	69	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	99	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0995.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0995IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0995CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0995PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0995SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB0995_S_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0380048.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0650052.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0850035.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0850045.pdf