l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1351

Child placed in foster care; clarify that youth court must be consulted before placement is revised.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 14, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES PLACES A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE OR RELATIVE CARE DUE TO A COURT ORDER, SUCH PLACEMENT SHALL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM THE YOUTH COURT THROUGH A WRITTEN OR VERBAL ORDER; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jansen Owen

Its course

February 19 to March 14, 2024, 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 action5 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 14 · stopped24 days

Judiciary BFeb 19 to Mar 515 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 Feb 19 – Mar 14

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives