Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2765
"Mississippi Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act"; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI FAMILIES' RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO A PARENT OF A CHILD WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT A POLICY TO PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADOPT PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT A PARENT PROVIDES WRITTEN PERMISSION BEFORE THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATES IN IDENTITY CURRICULUM OR CRITICAL THEORY CURRICULUM AND ALLOW PARENTS TO EXEMPT THEIR CHILD FROM ANY SPECIFIC LESSONS THAT ARE OBJECTIONABLE TO THE FAMILY; TO REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE; TO PROVIDE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-41-3, 41-41-7 AND 41-41-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO IMPLIED CONSENT FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON MINORS; 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 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 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.