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2010 Regular Session

House Bill 874

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 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 2010"; 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

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2010, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives