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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 533

Adoption procedures; revise home study and residency requirements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 8, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-3 AND 93-17-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE JUDGE TO DETERMINE IF A HOME STUDY IS NECESSARY IN AN ADOPTION; TO CLARIFY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO DISCLOSE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING CLOSED ADOPTION HEARINGS OR FROM RECORDS PERTAINING TO ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS ARE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR, SUBJECT TO BEING FINED OR IMPRISONED, AND MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT; 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

Its course

January 13 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 826 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 3017 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 8 · stopped28 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 13 to Feb 2310 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • 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 8

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 9Sent 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 8Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Mar 8Died On CalendarSenate