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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 753

Nancy's Law; create to provide remedies for investigation of vulnerable person abuse.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE "NANCY'S LAW," WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO RELOCATE OR PROVIDE NEW CARETAKERS FOR VULNERABLE PERSONS DURING ANY EVALUATION OR INVESTIGATION REGARDING ABUSE OF A VULNERABLE PERSON; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 43-47-11, 43-47-13 AND 43-47-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTIVE SERVICES PLANS OF VULNERABLE ADULTS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR EXPLOITED; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO REQUEST THAT A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY PERFORM A FEDERAL NAME-BASED CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK OF EACH ADULT RESIDING IN THE HOME DURING AN EMERGENCY PLACEMENT SITUATION WHEN A CHILD MUST BE PLACED IN HOME CARE DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF PARENTS OR CUSTODIANS; TO PROVIDE THAT NAME-BASED CHECK RESULTS MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE MISSISSIPPI CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER (MCIC) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH SHALL THEN PROVIDE A COMPLETE SET OF EACH ADULT RESIDENT'S FINGERPRINTS TO THE MCIC CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR THE IMMEDIATE SUBMISSION TO THE FBI WITHIN FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE THE NAME SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY SHALL EITHER POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE FINGERPRINT SUBJECT OR FORWARD THE FINGERPRINTS TO THE FBI WITHIN FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE THE NAME SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED; 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

4 co-sponsors

Tom Miles, Thomas U. Reynolds, Jay Hughes, Kathy Sykes

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 2613 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 21 to Feb 28 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hines, Gipson, Bailey and Dixon)
  2. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  5. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hines, Gipson, Bailey, Dixon)House of Representatives
  8. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  11. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate