Campus safety; require institutions of higher learning to review safety procedures concerning student living accommodations.
SB 2221 requires all 9 public universities and 15 community colleges in Mississippi to report on coeducational dormitory safety policies by October 1, 2025. Institutions must detail coed dorm configurations (e.g., shared floors, bathrooms, common areas), guest policies, access methods, and compare safety incidents between coed and single-sex housing. The Board of Trustees and Mississippi Community College Board must compile these reports and submit a consolidated summary to the legislature by December 1, 2025. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, so it has not become law and no policy changes have taken effect.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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The bill was amended to add a new reporting requirement (subsection j) asking whether students under 21 would be safer in single-sex dormitories that restrict opposite-sex guests to common areas only. This change expands the scope of the annual campus safety report to include a specific analysis of gender-based housing safety policies. The amendment also removed a reference to comparing incident numbers between coeducational and single-sex dormitories, streamlining the reporting requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to require a new safety analysis regarding single-sex housing restrictions for students under 21.
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Added a new reporting requirement (subsection j) asking whether students under 21 would be safer in single-sex dormitories that restrict opposite-sex guests to common areas only.
Removed a requirement to compare the number of incidents between coeducational and single-sex dormitories.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred To Universities and Colleges
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Universities and Colleges
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Williams
RRepublican
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