Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2770
Department of Child Protection Services; revise provision related to guardian ad litems and CPS representation by counsel.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY PARTY TO RAISE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST; TO REVISE THE PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY FEE STRUCTURE FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEMS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; 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 AJan 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 A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate