Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 767
Adoption of Human Embryos Act and Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 93-17-81 THROUGH 93-17-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "ADOPTION OF HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT;" TO PROVIDE THAT A LEGAL EMBRYO CUSTODIAN MAY RELINQUISH RIGHTS TO AN EMBRYO TO A RECIPIENT INTENDED PARENT; TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD BORN AS A RESULT OF THE RELINQUISHED EMBRYO SHALL BE THE LEGAL CHILD OF THE RECIPIENT; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXPEDITED ORDER OF ADOPTION OR PARENTAGE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-17-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS "MINOR" AND "CHILD," AS USED IN THE ADOPTION LAWS, INCLUDE A HUMAN EMBRYO; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI COURTS OVER PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A HUMAN EMBRYO THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO A RECIPIENT INTENDED PARENT; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE WRITTEN CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LEGAL EMBRYO CUSTODIAN AND THE RECIPIENT INTENDED PARENT SHALL CONSTITUTE THE CONSENT TO THE ADOPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FINAL DECREE IN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ADOPTION OF A HUMAN EMBRYO MAY BE ENTERED IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT AN INTERLOCUTORY DECREE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY ACTION TO SET ASIDE A FINAL DECREE OF ADOPTION OF A HUMAN EMBRYO AFTER THE EMBRYO HAS BEEN IMPLANTED; TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 93-31-1 THROUGH 93-31-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "ETHICAL TREATMENT OF HUMAN EMBRYOS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY TO INTENTIONALLY OR KNOWINGLY CREATE OR ATTEMPT TO CREATE AN IN VITRO HUMAN EMBRYO BY ANY MEANS OTHER THAN FERTILIZATION OF A HUMAN EGG BY A HUMAN SPERM; TO PROVIDE FOR STANDARDS FOR PHYSICIANS AND FACILITIES PERFORMING IN VITRO FERTILIZATIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CIVIL SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE 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 21 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives