MS HB783 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-29 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Custody Standards To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Require A Court To Document Reasons For Deviation From Joint Custody If The Court Fails To Grant Joint Custody; To Bring Forward Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Additional Remedies Provided By Chancery Court, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Child custody; require presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - House - House Passed (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-29HouseDied In Conference
2024-04-17SenateConferees Named Wiggins,Hopson,Hickman
2024-04-16HouseConferees Named Horan,McCarty,Aguirre
2024-04-16HouseDecline to Concur/Invite Conf
2024-04-15SenateReturned For Concurrence
2024-04-11SenateMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2024-04-09SenateMotion to Reconsider Entered
2024-04-09SenatePassed As Amended
2024-04-09SenateAmended
2024-04-01SenateTitle Suff Do Pass As Amended
2024-02-29SenateReferred To Judiciary, Division A
2024-02-29HouseTransmitted To Senate
2024-02-28HousePassed
2024-02-22HouseTitle Suff Do Pass
2024-01-31HouseReferred To Judiciary B

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
931165New CodeSee Bill Text
93524Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Mississippi State Sources


Bill Comments

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