l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 130

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 March 5, 2019. The 2019 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 93-15-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-7-3 AND 91-1-15, 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

3 co-sponsors

Donnie Scoggin, David Baria, Chris Brown

Its course

January 11 to March 5, 2019, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 1232 days

Judiciary BJan 11 to Feb 121 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 5 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 27 to Mar 5 · stopped6 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 11 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 27Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 27Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate