Mississippi House Bill 850 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 93-11-65 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Duty To Pay Child Support Is Suspended During The Period Of Incarceration Of A Noncustodial Parent Who Is Convicted Of A Felony Offense; To Provide That No Arrearage Shall Be Assessed During The Period Of Incarceration; To Provide That The Duty Of Support Shall Resume After A Certain Period That The Parent Is Released From Incarceration; To Amend Section 93-5-23, In Conformity To The Succeeding Section; To Amend Section 93-11-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Individual Who Has Been Incarcerated Shall Not Have His Or Her License Suspended For Failure To Pay Child Support, During The Period Of His Or Her Incarceration, Until Six Months After Such Person Has Been Released From Incarceration; To Bring Forward Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Judgment For Overdue Child Support, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration and revise period for certain licensee to have license revoked for failure to pay.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Judiciary A;Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0850.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0850IN.htm