l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1304

Joint custody of children; authorize for any type of divorce.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JOINT CUSTODY MAY BE AWARDED IN ANY TYPE OF DIVORCE; TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO MAKE A FINDING ON THE RECORD AND ORDER A PARENTING TIME SCHEDULE THAT FAVORS BOTH PARENTS EQUALLY SUBJECT TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD, IF THE COURT AWARDS EITHER PARENT PARAMOUNT PHYSICAL CUSTODY OVER THE OTHER PARENT; 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 20 to March 4, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 516 days

Judiciary AJan 20 to Jan 288 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

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 20 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 5Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate