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SB 2345MISSISSIPPISession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Mississippi Bill Restricts Campus Housing Visitors and Bans Staff-Student Romances

Original title: Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act; enact.

Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Angela Hill

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What This Bill Proposed

Senate Bill 2345 enacts the Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act, prohibiting registered sex offenders from campus housing, banning opposite-sex guests in certain single-sex dormitories, and barring university employees from entering romantic relationships with students under their authority.

Why it matters

The bill exposes public universities to mandatory civil lawsuits and minimum damages of $10,000 per violation if they fail to enforce the new housing and conduct rules.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Students attending state institutions of higher learning

Students face mandatory single-sex housing requirements if they are unmarried first-year students under 21, are restricted from having opposite-sex guests in those facilities, and gain the right to sue institutions for statutory violations.

Directly affected

Employees of state institutions of higher learning

Employees are prohibited from entering into romantic or sexual relationships with students over whom they hold academic, supervisory, or evaluative authority.

Directly affected

State institutions of higher learning

Universities and colleges must alter campus housing assignments, implement visitor restrictions, develop educational programs, and lose sovereign immunity against civil lawsuits and mandatory monetary penalties for non-compliance.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which students are required to live in single-sex dormitories under this bill?
All unmarried first-year students under the age of 21 are required to reside in single-sex living facilities that prohibit opposite-sex guests and visitors at all times, except in designated public visiting rooms.
What happens if a university violates the requirements of the Mississippi Safe Dormitories Act?
Aggrieved students can file a civil lawsuit against the institution and responsible employees. If a violation is found, the court must award at least $10,000 per violation, along with attorney fees and court costs, and the institution is not immune from suit.
Are university staff members prohibited from dating any students?
Staff members are prohibited from entering into romantic or sexual relationships with students over whom they exercise, have exercised, or may exercise academic, administrative, supervisory, evaluative, counseling, or extracurricular authority.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Feb 3, 2026Senate
    02/03 (S) Died In Committee
  2. Jan 19, 2026SenateCommittee
    01/19 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges

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Lobbying Activity

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Sponsors

Angela HillSenate · District 40RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Connected Entities

Alcorn State University, University of Mississippi, Angela Hill and 6 more
OrganizationAlcorn State University“State institution of higher learning referenced in legislative findings regardin”Map →
OrganizationUniversity of Mississippi“State institution of higher learning referenced in legislative findings regardin”Map →
PersonAngela Hill“Senator who sponsored Senate Bill 2345”Map →
OrganizationMississippi State University“State institution of higher learning referenced in legislative findings regardin”Map →
OrganizationMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security“Agency whose study on campus sexual assaults was cited in legislative findings”Map →
PersonAndrea Curcio“Professor of law whose research on campus sexual assault was cited in legislativ”Map →
OrganizationNational Sexual Violence Resource Center“Organization cited for statistics regarding unreported campus sexual assaults”Map →
OrganizationUniversity of Southern Mississippi“State institution of higher learning referenced in legislative findings regardin”Map →
OrganizationJackson State University“State institution of higher learning referenced in legislative findings regardin”Map →

Sources

Open source document

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy85
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