Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 791
Child abuse; provide misdemeanor for false claims of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-35-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL BE PUNISHABLE AS A MISDEMEANOR; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY MAKES A FALSE REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT MAY BE CIVILLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES SUFFERED INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS; 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
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives