Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB678: Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act; create to prevent release of personal information with intent to harass.
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DOXXING PREVENTION ACT; TO PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL AND WILLFUL DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 13-5-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATES THE RANDOM DRAWING OF JURORS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the mississippi doxxing prevention act; to prohibit the intentional and willful disclosure of personal information of certain persons; to amend section 25-61-12, mississippi code of 1972, to exempt the information of certain persons from the public records act; to bring forward section 13-5-16, mississippi code of 1972, which regulates the random drawing of jurors, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DOXXING PREVENTION ACT; TO PROHIBIT THE INTENTIONAL AND WILLFUL DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 13-5-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATES THE RANDOM DRAWING OF JURORS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) This bill shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act." (2) For purposes of this act, the following words shall have the meanings described herein: (a) "Covered person" means: (i) Any law enforcement officer of any state agency, hospital, county, municipality, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof in the State of Mississippi; (ii) An officer or employee of the State of Mississippi, or any officer or employee of any county, municipality, or political subdivision of the State of Mississippi; (iii) A grand or petit juror, witness, or other officer in or of, any court of the State of Mississippi, or an officer who may be, or was, serving at any proceeding before any court of the State of Mississippi; or (iv) An informant or witness in a criminal investigation or …
Sponsors
- Hulum, Jeffrey (D, 119) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Bell (D, 65)
- James-Jones, Timaka (D, 51)
- Willie Bailey (D, 49)
- Banks, Earle S. (D, 67)
- Randy Boyd (R, 19)
- Brown, Bo (D, 70)
- Butler-Washington, Grace (D, 69)
- Carpenter, Lester (R, 1)
- Clark, Bryant W. (D, 47)
- Crudup, Ronnie C. (D, 71)
- Fondren, Jimmy (R, 111)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary A
Subjects: Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act
Common questions
- What is HB678?
- HB678 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Mississippi Doxxing Prevention Act; create to prevent release of personal information with intent to harass.
- What does HB678 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the mississippi doxxing prevention act; to prohibit the intentional and willful disclosure of personal information of certain persons; to amend section 25-61-12, mississippi code of 1972, to exempt the information of certain persons from the public records act; to bring forward section 13-5-16, mississippi code of 1972, which regulates the random drawing of jurors, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB678?
- Failed as of February 4, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB678?
- Hulum, Jeffrey (D, 119), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB678?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0678.xml
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