l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 120

Minors; prohibit health care providers and institutions from providing health care to without parental consent.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH-CARE INSTITUTION OR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER FROM PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE CONSENT OF THE MINOR'S PARENT, GUARDIAN OR SURROGATE; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENT OF OBTAINING PARENTAL CONSENT; TO AUTHORIZE A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR SURROGATE OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR TO BRING SUIT FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-17 AND 41-42-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 41-41-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT A PHYSICIAN OR NURSE PRACTITIONER MAY TREAT MINORS FOR VENEREAL DISEASE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, AND SECTION 41-41-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT A PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST MAY TREAT CERTAIN MINORS FOR MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS CAUSED OR RELATED TO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT; 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 10 to February 13, 2025, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 13 · stopped34 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Feb 425 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 10 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives