Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1204
Department of Child Protection Services; require search for relatives of child taken into custody and establish placement preferences.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-15-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF TAKING A CHILD INTO CUSTODY, TO CONDUCT A DILIGENT SEARCH FOR ADULT RELATIVES AND OTHER PERSONS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD; TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO RELATIVES IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SEARCH OF THE CHILD'S REMOVAL FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND THEIR OPTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHILD'S PLACEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PLACE THE CHILD IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE PLACEMENT POSSIBLE THAT IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; TO ESTABLISH AN ORDER OF PLACEMENT PREFERENCE FOR A CHILD TAKEN INTO CUSTODY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-15-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND FINGERPRINTS OF ALL CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE OTHER THAN THOSE IN SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY CUSTODY AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN ON JANUARY 1, 2022; 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 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives