MS HB739 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop And Adopt A Uniform Hazing Policy For All Postsecondary Education Institutions; To Require Postsecondary Education Institutions To Adopt Such Policy; To Authorize Such Institutions To Amend Such Policy With Limitations; To Require Institutions To Provide Information Relative To Hazing At Orientation; To Require Campus Organizations To Provide Information Relative To Hazing; To Define Certain Terms; To Amend Section 37-111-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Section 97-3-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
Title
University and colleges anti-hazing policy; require the Board of Trustees of IHL to develop policy against hazing and prescribe penalties for violations.
Sponsors
| Rep. Brent Powell [R] | Rep. Randy Boyd [R] | Rep. Lester Carpenter [R] | Rep. Steve Hopkins [R] |
| Rep. Jay Hughes [D] | Rep. Vince Mangold [R] | Rep. Fred Shanks [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2019-01-17 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0739.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0739IN.htm |
