Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 1054
Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIFORM DEPLOYED PARENTS CUSTODY AND VISITATION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; TO PROVIDE JURISDICTION; TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT; TO CREATE A DUTY TO NOTIFY OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS; TO PROVIDE GENERAL CONSIDERATION IN A CUSTODY PROCEEDING OF A PARENT'S MILITARY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE FOR AGREEMENTS ADDRESSING CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING DEPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE THE FORM OF AGREEMENT; TO PROVIDE THE NATURE OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY AGREEMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT; TO AUTHORIZE POWER OF ATTORNEY; TO REQUIRE FILING AGREEMENT OR POWER OF ATTORNEY WITH THE COURT; TO PROVIDE JUDICIAL PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY DURING DEPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE A PROCEEDING FOR TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDERS; TO PROVIDE EXPEDITED HEARINGS; TO ALLOW TESTIMONY BY ELECTRONIC MEANS; TO ADDRESS THE EFFECT OF PRIOR JUDICIAL ORDERS OR AGREEMENTS; TO ALLOW THE COURT TO GRANT CARETAKING OR DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY TO A NONPARENT; TO GRANT LIMITED CONTACT; TO ADDRESS THE NATURE OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY A TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER; TO PROVIDE THE CONTENT OF A TEMPORARY CUSTODY ORDER; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO ENTER ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND TO MODIFY OR TERMINATE SUCH ORDERS; TO ADDRESS MATTERS UPON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATING TEMPORARY GRANTS OF CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY ESTABLISHED BY AGREEMENT; TO ADDRESS VISITATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OF ORDERS OF TEMPORARY ORDERS FOR CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION; TO ADDRESS ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 93-5-23, 93-5-24, 93-11-65 AND 93-5-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives