l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2824

Parental rights; termination of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE SHORT TITLE OF THE CHAPTER REGARDING TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-103 MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY JURISDICTION AND VENUE UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS, NECESSARY PARTIES, AND SUMMONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR SURRENDER OF A CHILD; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR TERMINATION BY WRITTEN VOLUNTARY RELEASE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WHERE A REUNIFICATION ATTEMPT IS MANDATORY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WHERE A REUNIFICATION ATTEMPT IS NOT REQUIRED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION FOR ABANDONMENT, DESERTION, OR UNFITNESS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO DECLINE TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS WHEN IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-125, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE EFFECT OF TERMINATION ON THE OTHER PARENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY WHEN A TERMINATION IS A PREFERENCE CASE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POST-JUDGMENT PROCEEDINGS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-15-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5, 93-17-6 AND 93-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ADOPTION LAW TO CONFORM TO THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 93-17-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE SURRENDER OF A CHILD TO AN ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARING FOR OR ADOPTION OF CHILDREN; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 93-15-103, 93-15-105, 93-15-107, 93-15-109 AND 93-15-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH COMPRISE THE SUBSTANTIVE PORTION OF THE TERMINATION OF RIGHTS OF UNFIT PARENTS LAW; 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

7 co-sponsors

Sean J. Tindell, Joey Fillingane, Angela Turner, Jenifer B. Branning, Dennis DeBar, Jr., Sally Doty, Gray Tollison

Its course

February 8 to March 3, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 3 · stopped24 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 8 to Feb 1810 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 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 3Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 3Died On CalendarSenate