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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1415

Child abuse; provide penalties for false reports and enact child protection managers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A CRIMINAL PENALTY AND CIVIL ACTION FOR FALSELY REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THAT ANOTHER HAS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED A CHILD, KNOWING SUCH REPORT TO BE FALSE, AND TO CLARIFY THE REQUIRED CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WHEN IT APPEARS THAT A MINOR BELOW THE AGE OF CONSENT HAS CONCEIVED A CHILD AS THE RESULT OF STATUTORY RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY; TO PROVIDE A DUTY TO REPORT SUCH FACTS ON LICENSED EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE FOR IMMUNITY FOR MAKING SUCH REPORTS; TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2009"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANDATORY REPORTING OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST MINORS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETAINING OF THE DNA OF A FETUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOCUMENTING THE PERPETRATOR OF A SEX CRIME AGAINST A MINOR; TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR CAUSING, AIDING OR ASSISTING A MINOR TO OBTAIN AN ABORTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

50 co-sponsors

Noal Akins, Brian Aldridge, Mark Baker, Larry Baker, Charles Jim Beckett, Donnie Bell, Richard Bennett, Sidney Bondurant, C. Scott Bounds, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Bill Denny, Jim Ellington, Harvey Fillingane, Mark Formby, Herb Frierson, Andy Gipson, Jeffrey S. Guice, Frank Hamilton, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Roger Ishee, Michael W. Janus, Rita Martinson, W. T. Mayhall, Jr., Kevin McGee, Sam C. Mims, V, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Ken Morgan, Billy Nicholson, Russ Nowell, Steven Palazzo, Deryk R. Parker, Randall Patterson, Bill Pigott, Dannie Reed, Ray Rogers, Jeffrey C. Smith, Greg Snowden, Gary V. Staples, Mary Ann Stevens, Preston E. Sullivan, Jerry R. Turner, Greg Ward, Tommy L. Woods, Tom Weathersby, Henry Zuber III

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Jan 28 · moved on9 days

Judiciary AJan 28 to Feb 3 · stopped6 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 28Rereferred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Rereferred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives