l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1215

Child Support; suspend for incarcerated persons under certain conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 8, 2023. The 2023 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

2 co-sponsors

Kabir Karriem, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 16 to March 8, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 259 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 8 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 13 to Feb 2310 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 8 to Mar 8 · stopped0 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 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 8Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 8Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  10. Mar 8Died In CommitteeSenate