Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2678
Department of Child Protection Services; separate agency from the Department of Human Services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SHALL BE A STATE AGENCY SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND NOT A SUBAGENCY HOUSED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND SHALL HAVE SUCH POWERS AND DUTIES AND PERFORM SUCH FUNCTIONS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES BY STATE LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-26-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AND TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 43-26-5, 43-26-7, 43-26-9, 43-26-11, 43-26-13, 43-26-15, 43-26-17, 43-26-19, 43-26-21 AND 43-26-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-46-1, 11-46-8, 25-1-109, 27-104-203, 37-31-107, 37-106-69, 37-115-43, 41-3-18, 41-67-12, 41-87-5, 41-101-1, 43-1-9, 43-1-101, 43-14-1, 43-14-5, 43-15-3, 43-15-5, 43-15-6, 43-15-7, 43-15-11, 43-15-15, 43-15-19, 43-15-21, 43-15-23, 43-15-103, 43-15-105, 43-15-107, 43-15-109, 43-15-113, 43-15-115, 43-15-117, 43-15-119, 43-15-121, 43-15-125, 43-15-201, 43-15-203, 43-15-207, 43-16-3, 43-16-7, 43-17-7, 43-18-3, 43-18-5, 43-21-351, 43-21-354, 43-21-357, 43-21-405, 43-21-603, 43-21-609, 43-21-701, 43-21-801, 43-27-101, 43-27-103, 43-27-109, 43-27-113, 43-27-115, 43-27-117, 43-27-119, 43-43-5, 43-43-7, 43-51-3, 43-51-5, 43-51-7, 45-33-36, 57-13-23, 93-5-23, 93-17-3, 93-17-5, 93-17-8, 93-17-11, 93-17-12, 93-17-53, 93-17-57, 93-17-59, 93-17-61, 93-17-63, 93-17-65, 93-17-101, 93-17-103, 93-17-107, 93-17-109, 93-17-203, 93-17-209, 93-21-305, 93-21-307, 93-21-309, 93-21-311, 93-31-3, 97-5-24, 97-5-39 AND 99-41-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 43-1-30, 43-1-51, 43-1-53, 43-1-57, 43-1-59, 43-1-63, 43-51-1 AND 43-51-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATED THE MISSISSIPPI TANF IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL, CREATED THE DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PROVIDES THE TITLE FOR THE FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT, AND REQUIRES AN ONGOING EVALUATION AND REPORT ON FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 16 to February 28, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 217 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 16 to Jan 2610 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 28 · stopped26 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 2
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 2Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Feb 28
- Feb 3Sent to the House
- Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 26Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 2PassedSenate
- Feb 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 7Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives