Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 11 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1295 — The "Life Equality Act"; create to prohibit abortion based on certain factors.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 1295 now states that the bill will take effect on July 1, 2020, without any mention of it being repealed afterward. This change is significant because it allows the law to remain in effect beyond June 30, 2020, ensuring that its provisions can be utilized and enforced, rather than being temporary. This shift may provide more stability and clarity for those affected by the legislation.

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HB1295 (As Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB1295 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Crawford, Williamson, Hobgood-Wilkes, Carpenter, Arnold, Criswell, Scoggin, McLean, Hopkins, Brown (20th), Eubanks, Barnett, Owen, Newman, Boyd House Bill 1295 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO CREATE THE "LIFE EQUALITY ACT OF 2020";
Representatives Crawford, Williamson, Hobgood-Wilkes, Carpenter, Arnold, Criswell, Scoggin, McLean, Hopkins, Brown (20th), Eubanks, Barnett, Owen, Newman, Boyd House Bill 1295 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO CREATE THE "LIFE EQUALITY ACT OF 2020";
     SECTION 11.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020 and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2020.
     SECTION 11.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.
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Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Concurred in Amend From Senate

  5. Returned For Concurrence

  6. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  7. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  8. Passed As Amended

  9. Amended

  10. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  11. Referred To Judiciary, Division B

  12. Transmitted To Senate

  13. Passed As Amended

  14. Point of Order-Not Well Taken

  15. Point of Order Raised

  16. Amended

  17. Read the Third Time

  18. Title Suff Do Pass

  19. Referred To Judiciary B

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (160)

160 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence in Amendment From Senate

Passed 82 Yea · 34 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51003
Unaffiliated 241600
Democrat 61701
Independent 1100
Total 823404
% of votes cast 68%28%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Clarke — Nay
Dortch — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Nay
Gibbs (36th) — Nay
Hudson — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Paden — Nay
Straughter — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Walker — Nay
Williams- Barnes — Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Nay
Cedric Burnett Democrat Nay
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Nay
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Nay
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Nay
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Not Voting
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Not Voting
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Not Voting
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 33 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23001
Unaffiliated 10701
Democrat 0402
Total 331104
% of votes cast 69%23%0%8%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Doty — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Blackmon — Nay
Jackson R. (11th) — Nay
Jordan — Nay
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Nay
Simmons S. (13th) — Nay
Turner-Ford — Nay
Witherspoon — Nay
Jackson S. (32nd) — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Not Voting
Hob Bryan Democrat Not Voting
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Not Voting
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 79 Yea · 33 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53001
Unaffiliated 231503
Democrat 31704
Independent 0101
Total 793309
% of votes cast 65%27%0%7%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Andrews — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Clarke — Nay
Dortch — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Nay
Gibbs (36th) — Nay
Holloway — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Paden — Nay
Straughter — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Walker — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Hudson — Not Voting
Taylor — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Nay
Cedric Burnett Democrat Nay
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Nay
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Not Voting
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Not Voting
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Not Voting
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Not Voting
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Nay
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Not Voting
Shanda Yates Independent Nay
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Not Voting
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1295?
HB 1295 is sponsored by Carolyn Crawford (Republican), Williamson, Lester Carpenter (Republican), William Tracy Arnold (Republican), Criswell, Donnie Scoggin (Republican), Hopkins, Dan Eubanks (Republican), Randy P. Boyd (Republican), Gene Newman (Republican), Jansen Owen (Republican), Shane Barnett (Republican), Bo Brown (Democrat), Dana McLean (Republican), and Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1295?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2020. Enacted.
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