l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2619

Child support; administratively suspend obligations for incarcerated individuals.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 1, 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 AID THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAW; 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 Senate

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate