Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2682
Supreme Court's Commission on Children's Justice; recommendation on child abuse and neglect proceedings.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT'S COMMISSION ON CHILDREN'S JUSTICE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-301 AND 43-21-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-609, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE NECESSITY TO CONSIDER ADOPTION BEFORE FINDING THAT DURABLE LEGAL CUSTODY IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHO IS MANDATED TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL IMMUNITY ARISING FROM A REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY JURISDICTION AND VENUE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROCEDURES WHEN A PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILY DOES NOT RESIDE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE FEES; 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 17 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 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Judiciary, Division B
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate