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SB 2074

Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

Sexual battery; create crime of for certain minors.

Bill ID MS-2026-SB-2074
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Judiciary, Division B
Senate failed 2026-02-03
Criminal Justice
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEXUAL BATTERY IF HE OR SHE ENGAGES IN SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH A CHILD AT LEAST 16 BUT UNDER EIGHTEEN 18 YEARS OF AGE, IF THE PERSON IS 24 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL BATTERY TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-21-25 AND 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Chris Johnson
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-08 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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