MS HB554 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create A New Statute To Be Known As "bentley's Law"; To Authorize A Surviving Parent Or A Guardian Of A Child Having A Parent Whose Death Was Caused By A Motor Vehicle Incident In Which A Person Is Convicted Of Aggravated Dui To Petition The Chancery Court For An Order To Receive Child Maintenance From The Offender; To Require The Maintenance To Continue Until The Child Reaches 21 Years Of Age Unless Other Conditions Are Present; To Require An Incarcerated Person Ordered To Pay Child Maintenance To Begin Making Payments Within One Year After Being Released And To Pay All Arrearages Notwithstanding The Age Of The Recipient; To Prohibit The Issuance Of A Maintenance Order If The Surviving Parent Has Obtained A Judgment In A Civil Suit Before Seeking The Maintenance Order; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Bentley's Law; create to authorize court order child maintenance payments when parent's death is caused by case of aggravated DUI.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2023-01-13 | House | Referred To Judiciary A |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0554.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0554IN.htm |
