Mississippi House Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Code Section 43-47-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Person Required To Be Registered For Abuse Of A Vulnerable Person, From Being Employed By A Care Facility, Essential Services Provider Or As A Caretaker Of Vulnerable Persons; To Provide Penalties And Fines For Violations Of This Prohibition; To Amend Section 43-47-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Any Judicial Determination Of Abuse Of A Vulnerable Person Shall Be Reported To The Central Registry; To Amend Sections 45-33-21, 45-33-23, 45-33-35 And 45-33-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Who Has Been Convicted Of Abuse, Neglect Or Exploitation Of A Vulnerable Person Shall Be Required To Register As An Offender And Shall Notify Any Organization For Which The Person Volunteers Of All Such Convictions; To Amend Sections 45-33-31, 45-33-33, 45-33-36, 45-33-39, 45-33-41, 45-33-47, 45-33-49, 45-33-51 And 45-33-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 45-33-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Any Person Convicted Of A Sex Offense To Provide Written Notification Of Such Offense To Any Organization For Which The Person Volunteers; And For Related Purposes.

Central Abuse registry; include those who abuse, neglect or exploit vulnerable persons.

Rep. Bobby Moak [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0564.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0564IN.htm