Stautory rape; revise elements when both are dating and in secondary school.

HB 1428 would amend Mississippi's statutory rape law to create a rebuttable presumption that consensual sexual activity between two secondary school students (grades 7-12) in a dating relationship does not constitute statutory rape. Prosecutors would need to prove the relationship was not consensual to pursue charges in such cases. This change specifically applies only when both individuals were enrolled as secondary school students at the time of the alleged offense. The bill, which died in committee in 2026, would have taken effect July 1, 2026.