Mississippi House Bill 599

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Referred To Judiciary A
Pending: House Judiciary A Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 11-77-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "child Pornography" And "obscene Matter" As Used Under Statutes Creating A Civil Liability For Distribution Of Certain Materials On The Internet By Commercial Entities; To Create New Section 11-77-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Commercial Entities That Knowingly And Intentionally Publish Such Material On The Internet To Be Held Civilly Liable For Damages To Individuals; To Amend Section 11-77-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Internet Service Provider And Other Entities Providing Internet Connectivity May Not Be Held Liable To The Extent That The Provider Is Not Responsible For Content Creation; To Create New Section 11-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Internet; create civil liability for distribution of child pornography and obscene matter by commercial entities.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	77	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
11	77	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0599.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0599IN.htm