Mississippi House Bill 1605

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "families' Bill Of Rights Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Declare The Fundamental Right Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care And Mental Health Of The Parent's Child And To Prescribe Certain Rights And Responsibilities Of Parents; To Require School Districts And Charter Schools To Grant Parents Access To Their Children's Educational Records; To Prescribe Certain Actions For Which Teachers May Not Be Subjected To Discipline Or Adverse Employment Action; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Child's Absence From School Due To Adherence To The Child's Religion And Observance Of A Religious Event To Be Excused; And For Related Purposes.

Families' Bill of Rights Act; create.

Rep. Rodney Hall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1605.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1605IN.htm