Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 1018
Adoptees; authorize those twenty-four years of age or older.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-215, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY ADOPTEE WHO IS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO REQUEST IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF BOTH BIRTH PARENTS ; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-205, 93-17-219 AND 93-17-221, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO A BIRTH PARENTS' RIGHT TO KEEP IDENTIFYING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL FOR A PERSON TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXCLUDE PERSONS TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FROM THE PROHIBITION OF DIVULGING BIRTH PARENT INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF THE ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO ANY ADOPTEE AGE TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; 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 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives