Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2501
Child Protection Services; mandate placement preference for children and require relative search.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO PLACE A CHILD IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE PLACEMENT AVAILABLE; TO MANDATE THE PLACEMENT PREFERENCE FOR A CHILD; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, UPON TAKING A CHILD INTO CUSTODY, TO CONDUCT A SEARCH FOR ADULT RELATIVES OF THE CHILD AND PERSONS WITH A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP TO THE CHILD; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO PROVIDE ALL RELATIVES AND PERSONS WITH A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP TO THE CHILD IDENTIFIED IN THE SEARCH WITH NOTICE THAT THE CHILD HAS BEEN OR IS BEING PLACED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 14 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 SenateFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 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 Senate Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate