Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 512
Reports of suspected abuse; require persons who make to Child Protection Services and DHS to give their name and contact information.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-353 AND 43-47-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO MAKE REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ABOUT THE SUSPECTED NEGLECT OR ABUSE OF A CHILD OR THE SUSPECTED ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE PERSON TO PROVIDE THEIR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSON WHO MADE THE REPORT SHALL BE REDACTED FROM ALL RECORDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE AFTER THE CASE IS CLOSED; 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
February 4 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped28 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped28 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 Feb 4 – Mar 3
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives