Mississippi House Bill 183 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 43-20-17 And 43-20-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Disclose To A Child Care Facility Or A Family Child Care Home The Name Of Any Person Who Files A Complaint That The Child Care Facility Or Family Child Care Home Has Violated Or Is Otherwise Not In Compliance With The Child Care Licensing Law Or The Family Child Care Registration Law; To Require The Department To Provide A Child Care Facility Or Family Child Care Home Against Which A Complaint Has Been Filed An Opportunity To Respond To The Complaint Before The Department Begins A Formal Investigation Of The Complaint; To Amend Sections 43-20-65 And 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-353 And 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Confidentiality And Disclosure Of Reports Made To State Agencies Involving Children, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-04	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	20	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	20	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	20	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	257	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	261	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	353	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0183.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0183IN.htm