Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2404

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Title

Description: Vulnerable adults; revise sexual battery and fondling.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/30 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2 03/09 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 03/15 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 03/15 (S) Passed
5 03/16 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
6 03/17 (S) Reconsidered
7 03/17 (S) Amended
8 03/17 (S) Passed As Amended
9 03/19 (S) Transmitted To House
10 03/22 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary B
11 04/01 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To JB
12 04/06 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Burton

Additional Authors: Little, Browning, Butler, Carmichael, Chamberlin, Chaney, Clarke, Dawkins, Dearing, Flowers, Frazier, Harden, Harvey, Hewes, Hyde-Smith, Jackson (15th), Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee (35th), Lee (47th), Mettetal, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Walley, White, Wilemon, Williamson

Code Sections: A 043-0047-0005, A 045-0033-0023

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS UNDER THE VULNERABLE ADULT ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-47-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL BATTERY OF A VULNERABLE ADULT TO INCLUDE CONSENSUAL SEX WITH A VULNERABLE ADULT BY HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT MARRIED TO THE VULNERABLE ADULT AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FONDLING OF A VULNERABLE ADULT TO INCLUDE CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A VULNERABLE ADULT BY HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT MARRIED TO THE VULNERABLE ADULT; TO AMEND SECTION 45-33-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE SEXUAL ABUSE OF A VULNERABLE ADULT AS A REGISTRABLE OFFENSE UNDER THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/06/04 at 18:02.

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