Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1395
Adoption; authorize original birth certificate to be provided to certain adoptees and birth parent contact forms.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 93-17-206, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU OF VITAL RECORDS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ISSUE, UPON REQUEST, A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF AN ADOPTEE WHO IS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO AMEND SECTION 93-17-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU TO PREPARE A CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM THAT A BIRTH PARENT MAY FILE WITH THE BUREAU INDICATING THE BIRTH PARENT'S PREFERENCE REGARDING BEING CONTACTED BY A CHILD THE PARENT PLACED FOR ADOPTION; TO REQUIRE THE BUREAU TO RELEASE A CONTACT PREFERENCE FORM, IF ANY, TO AN ADOPTEE WHENEVER THE ADOPTEE IS ISSUED AN ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives