HB 1479

An act to prohibit the application of sharia law IN mississippi courts; To provide legislative findings and legislative intent; To create new section 11-63-3, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that contracts that provide for the application of foreign laws, including sharia laws, are void; To amend section 11-63-1, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that any administrative OR court order that seeks to enforce foreign laws shall be void; To amend section 11-7-301, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "foreign" court order; To amend section 93-9-30, mississippi code of 1972, to clarify the exclusion of foreign law from full faith and credit for issues of paternity; To amend sections 11-61-1, 11-62-5, 11-62-7 and 11-62-15, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding sections; To amend section 89-8-11, mississippi code of 1972, to prohibit a landlord from adopting lease terms that apply foreign laws; To amend section 87-7-9, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the preceding section; To bring forward sections 11-62-17, 11-62-9 and 11-62-13, mississippi code of 1972, which provides for freedom of conscience, for purposes of amendment; To amend section 11-62-11, mississippi code of 1972, for codebook update; And for related purposes.