Mississippi House Bill 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 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 Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Court, In Which Custody Is In Dispute And Allegations Regarding Exposure To A Convicted Sex Offender Exist, To Investigate And Consider The Findings Of The Allegations When Considering The Best Interests Of The Child; To Require A Rebuttable Presumption That Such Exposure Is Not In The Best Interest Of The Child; To Amend Section 97-5-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Of Felony Parental Child Sexual Abuse To Include Grandparents Who Are Convicted For Sexual Abuse Of Their Grandchildren; To Amend Section 93-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Grandparents' Visitation Rights To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Sex offenders and child custody; revise guidelines regarding the best interest of the child in cases of.

Rep. Jerry Darnell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
93	16	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	5	24	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	5	42	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0424.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0424IN.htm