l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 985

Parental Authority Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE PARENTAL AUTHORITY ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL NOT INFRINGE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING OF THEIR CHILDREN UNLESS THE STATE HAS A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST; TO ENUMERATE CERTAIN RIGHTS THAT ARE RESERVED TO THE PARENTS OF A MINOR CHILD; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A POLICY TO PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICY DEVELOPED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PARENT'S CONSENT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON A MINOR AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT CONSENT IS REQUIRED BEFORE PERFORMING A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION ON A MINOR AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; 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

6 co-sponsors

Randy P. Boyd, Chris Brown, Dan Eubanks, Robert Foster, Jeff Hale, Steve Hopkins

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

ConstitutionFeb 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

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives