2026
Regular Session
Capital sexual battery; create crime of.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A SEPARATE PROCEEDING ON THE ISSUE OF A PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEATH PENALTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT, THEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE SHALL BE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-3, 93-21-25 AND 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2821
Senate Bill 2821
SB 2821
S
Active
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2026
Judiciary B
F
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Judiciary, Division B
F
../../Senate_cmtes/JB.xml
England
../../Senate_authors/England.xml
Seymour
../../Senate_authors/Seymour.xml
Sparks
../../Senate_authors/Sparks.xml
A
../../code_sections/097/00030101.xml
A
../../code_sections/047/00070003.xml
A
../../code_sections/093/00210025.xml
A
../../code_sections/099/00030007.xml
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01/19 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2
02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
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02/11 (S) Amended
4
02/11 (S) Passed As Amended
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5
02/16 (S) Transmitted To House
6
02/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
7
03/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2800-2899/SB2821IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2821IN.htm
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2821PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2800-2899/SB2821PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2821PS.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Pending
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2821_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/ham/SB2821_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/SB2821_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2821_S_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2821_S_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2821.pdf