l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2775

Infringement on parental rights; enact "Parents Matter Act."

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO SUBJECT CIVIL GOVERNMENTAL INFRINGEMENT UPON PARENTAL RIGHTS TO STRICT SCRUTINY; TO DEFINE TERM; TO SPECIFY WITHOUT LIMITATION CERTAIN RIGHTS RESERVED TO PARENT; TO CLARIFY THAT MEASURE DOES NOT CREATE ADDITIONAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS UPON SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO CLARIFY THAT MEASURE NEITHER AUTHORIZES UNLAWFUL CONDUCT BY PARENTS NOR PROHIBITS COURT ORDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE OR COERCE MINOR CHILD TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PARENT SHALL BE GROUNDS FOR EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO ENCOURAGE PARENT INVOLVEMENT; TO PROHIBIT SURGICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROCEDURES UPON MINOR CHILD WITHOUT CONSENT OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF IDENTITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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 Senate

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 SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 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 Senate Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate