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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 37

Adoption; revise home study and residency requirements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-3 AND 93-17-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE JUDGE TO DETERMINE IF A HOME STUDY IS NECESSARY IN AN ADOPTION; TO CLARIFY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING CLOSED ADOPTION HEARINGS OR FROM RECORDS PERTAINING TO ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, SUBJECT TO BEING FINED OR IMPRISONED, AND MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Nick Bain

Its course

January 11 to March 5, 2013, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jan 3019 days

Judiciary BJan 11 to Jan 176 days

In the SenateJan 30 to Mar 5 · stopped34 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 30

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 11 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 17Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 30AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 30Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 15Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate