Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2335
Mississippi Parental Responsibility Act of 2025; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2025; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO NEGLIGENTLY, INTENTIONALLY, KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY COMMIT ANY ACT OR OMITS THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY DUTY, WHICH ACT OR OMISSION CONTRIBUTES TO, OR TENDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRIMINAL ACTION OF ANY CHILD WHO IS CONVICTED AS AN ADULT IN CIRCUIT COURT; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE INTENT REQUIREMENT OF THE CRIME OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEGLECT OR DELINQUENCY OF A CHILD TO INCLUDE CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE; TO PROVIDE FOR FELONY CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE UNDER THIS SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 93-13-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF RECOVERABLE DAMAGES AND COURT COSTS FROM A PARENT OF A MINOR CHILD WHO MALICIOUSLY AND WILLFULLY DAMAGES OR DESTROYS REAL PROPERTY; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate