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Mississippi SB2516

EDUCATIONFAILED

Safe Dormitories Act; enact.

An Act To Enact The "safe Dormitories Act"; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.

Legislative Session

active

2025 Regular Session

Selected quotes

Any public building that maintains multiple-occupancy dormitory rooms shall [...] provide student residents the option to be housed only in a dormitory room with roommates of the same sex.

A person may not enter a dormitory room designated exclusively for use by persons of the opposite sex.

(c) "Female" means an individual who has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have had (but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, disease, or injury) the reproductive system that at some point produces ova. (d) "Male" means an individual who has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have had (but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, disease, or injury) the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm. (f) "Girl" means a minor human female. (g) "Boy" means minor human male. (h) "Woman" means an adult human female. (i) "Man" means an adult human male. (j) "Mother" means a female parent. (k) "Father" means a male parent.

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History

DateAction
2025-02-04Died In Committee
2025-01-20Referred To Universities and Colleges;Judiciary, Division A