Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 183
Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-20-17 AND 43-20-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DISCLOSE TO A CHILD CARE FACILITY OR A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME THE NAME OF ANY PERSON WHO FILES A COMPLAINT THAT THE CHILD CARE FACILITY OR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME HAS VIOLATED OR IS OTHERWISE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHILD CARE LICENSING LAW OR THE FAMILY CHILD CARE REGISTRATION LAW; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A CHILD CARE FACILITY OR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME AGAINST WHICH A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT BEGINS A FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-20-65 AND 43-21-257, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 43-21-353 AND 43-21-261, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS MADE TO STATE AGENCIES INVOLVING CHILDREN, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 4 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 4 to Jan 31 · stopped27 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 4 to Jan 31 · stopped27 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 4 – Jan 31
- Jan 4Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 4Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives