Mississippi House Bill 238 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 93-17-3 And 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Judge To Determine If A Home Study Is Necessary In An Adoption; To Clarify Residency Requirements; To Amend Section 93-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Disclose Information Received During Closed Adoption Hearings Or From Records Pertaining To Adoption Proceedings Are Guilty Of A Misdemeanor, Subject To Being Fined Or Imprisoned, And May Be Held In Contempt Of Court; And For Related Purposes.

Adoption; revise home study and residency requirements.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-01-27	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0238.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0238IN.htm