Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 605
Parental rights; revise for children conceived by rapist.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A RAPE OFFENSE AND THE VICTIM OF THAT RAPE OFFENSE HAS CONCEIVED AND DELIVERED A CHILD AS A RESULT OF THE RAPE, SHALL NOT HAVE CUSTODY OR VISITATION RIGHTS, OR THE RIGHTS OF INHERITANCE FROM SUCH CHILD; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-102, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE WORDS, "PARENT" AND "FATHER" SHALL NOT MEAN ANY FATHER OF A CHILD, WHO IS THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER AS A RESULT OF A RAPE COMMITTED BY SUCH FATHER UPON THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD FOR PURPOSE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-13-1, 11-7-13, 11-44-13, 91-1-3, 91-8-303, 91-1-15 AND 71-3-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 71-3-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR WORKER COMPENSATION PAYMENTS MADE TO THE FAMILIES OF EMPLOYEES WHOSE INJURIES RESULTED IN DEATH, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLLE 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 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives