Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1420
Termination of Parental Rights; revise references to Child Protection Services and clarify certain procedures.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY WRITTEN VOLUNTARY RELEASE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE CONDUCT OF A HEARING FOR INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND CORRECT STATUTORY INTERNAL REFERENCES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND CORRECT INTERNAL STATUTORY REFERENCES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE CONCEPTION BY AN UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACT AS GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADD CONVICTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; 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
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives