Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 681
Adoption; revise home study and residency requirements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-3 AND 93-17-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE JUDGE TO DETERMINE IF A HOME STUDY IS NECESSARY IN AN ADOPTION; TO CLARIFY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING CLOSED ADOPTION HEARINGS OR FROM RECORDS PERTAINING TO ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, SUBJECT TO BEING FINED OR IMPRISONED, AND MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 to January 30, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 days
Judiciary BJan 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 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 9 – Jan 30
- Jan 9Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 9Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives