l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 592

Child support; suspend for incarcerated persons under certain conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 9, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-19-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE SUSPENDED BY OPERATION OF LAW FOR PERSONS ORDERED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT WHO ARE INCARCERATED OR INVOLUNTARILY INSTITUTIONALIZED FOR MORE THAN 180 DAYS, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION WILL RESUME 60 DAYS AFTER THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT IS RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION, AND THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT'S CHILD SUPPORT ORDER AND OBLIGATION WILL BECOME ENFORCEABLE ON THAT DATE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WHEN ENFORCING A CHILD SUPPORT ORDER TO ADMINISTRATIVELY ADJUST THE ARREARS BALANCE FOR AN ORDER FOR CHILD SUPPORT THAT WAS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF INCARCERATION OR INSTITUTIONALIZATION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-11-65, 93-11-71 AND 93-5-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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

Otis Anthony, De'Keither A. Stamps, Kabir Karriem

Its course

January 13 to March 9, 2022, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1028 days

Judiciary AJan 13 to Jan 3118 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 9 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Mar 113 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 13 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Failed in the House
  4. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Cockerham and Reynolds)
  5. Feb 10Reconsidered in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 9Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7FailedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7Motion to Reconsider Entered (Cockerham, Reynolds)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 10ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  10. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 9Died On CalendarSenate