l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1084

Parental Rights of Rapists; terminate for children conceived of rape.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A COURT SHALL CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY HEARING WHEN A CHILD IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF A RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY; TO REQUIRE THE HEARING UPON CONVICTION OF THE ALLEGED PARENT OF THE CHILD; TO REQUIRE A COURT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A REASONABLE CHANCE THAT A CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN CONCEIVED FROM THE RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY; TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO SEND ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE CONVICTION AND THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TO THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE CONVICTION OCCURRED; TO REQUIRE THE CHANCERY COURT TO DETERMINE BY GENETIC TESTING THAT A CHILD WAS CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF THE RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS CONVICTED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THE CONVICTED PARENT IF THE CHILD IS PROVEN TO HAVE BEEN CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF THE RAPE OR SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-65, 97-3-101, 93-15-105, 93-15-107, 93-15-113, 93-15-115, 93-15-117 AND 91-1-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

Donnie Scoggin, Kathy Sykes, Chris Brown, Randy P. Boyd

Its course

January 15 to February 27, 2018, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 824 days

Judiciary BJan 15 to Jan 2611 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Feb 27 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Feb 27 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 8

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 15 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 15Referred 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 7Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 27Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  9. Feb 27Died In CommitteeSenate