Mississippi House Bill 37 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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. Greg Snowden [R]

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

2013-01-30 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2013-02-05	House	Transmitted To Senate
2013-01-30	House	Passed As Amended
2013-01-30	House	Amended
2013-01-17	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-11	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0037.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0037IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0037PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0230002.pdf