Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 789
Child custody, require court hearing before custodial parent may remove the child from the state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PARENT WHO HAS CUSTODY OR JOINT CUSTODY WITH PRIMARY PHYSICAL CUSTODY MAY RELOCATE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OR MOVE A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE FROM THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT WITHIN THE STATE BEFORE THE CHILD IS REMOVED; TO REQUIRE THE CUSTODIAL PARENT TO PROVIDE THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT WITH NOTICE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN PETITIONING THE COURT FOR A HEARING ON THE MATTER OF RELOCATION BY THE CUSTODIAL PARENT; TO PRESCRIBE THE FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY THE COURT WHEN MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-5-23, 93-5-24 and 97-3-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to February 1, 2011, 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 14 to Feb 1 · stopped18 days
Judiciary AJan 14 to Feb 1 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 14 – Feb 1
- Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives