Mississippi House Bill 523

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Any Person, Including A Parent Or Guardian, Accused Of Child Abuse From Being Present When A Forensic Interview Is Conducted In Response To A Report Of Child Abuse; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Date Of Repeal For The Provision Of Law That Regulates Access To Youth Records; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-105 And 43-15-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Disclosure Of Youth Court Records, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Mandatory Reporting For Child Abuse, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Forensic interviews; prohibit any person accused of child abuse from being present during.

Rep. Beth Waldo [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	15	51	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	105	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	261	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	353	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0523.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0523IN.htm