---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open meeting; authorize executive session for discussion of plans to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children."
description: "Open meeting; authorize executive session for discussion of plans to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1323"
citation: "Mississippi HB 1323 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judiciary B", "Rules"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gunn"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d36fd5b5-9411-495c-8c3c-20676048690f"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/House_authors/Gunn.xml"
source_hash: "4e48368e1f3e7b00c7bb90f527ef4ca48e92e85bce8cc4fd67687b6f430e1caf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 1323 (2021) — Open meeting; authorize executive session for discussion of plans to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1323IN.htm)
2. **Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/HB1323_S_Amend_01.pdf)
3. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1323** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1323.pdf)
4. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1323PS.htm)
5. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1323SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **119–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence in Amendment From Senate — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage as Amended — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gunn — primary (person)
- McLean — cosponsor (person)
- Summers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary B `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Amend From Senate
- **2021-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d36fd5b5-9411-495c-8c3c-20676048690f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).