Mississippi House Bill 874 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Criminal Penalty And Civil Action For Falsely Reporting To The Department Of Human Services That Another Has Abused Or Neglected A Child, Knowing Such Report To Be False, And To Clarify The Required Contents Of Reports Of Child Abuse Or Neglect; To Require The Bureau Of Vital Statistics Of The State Board Of Health To Notify The Department Of Human Services And District Attorneys When It Appears That A Minor Below The Age Of Consent Has Conceived A Child As The Result Of Statutory Rape Or Sexual Battery; To Provide A Duty To Report Such Facts On Licensed Educational Personnel; To Provide For Immunity For Making Such Reports; To Create The "mississippi Child Protection Act Of 2010"; To Provide For The Mandatory Reporting Of Sexual Crimes Against Minors; To Provide For The Retaining Of The Dna Of A Fetus For The Purpose Of Documenting The Perpetrator Of A Sex Crime Against A Minor; To Create A Civil Action For Causing, Aiding Or Assisting A Minor To Obtain An Abortion; And For Related Purposes.

Child abuse; provide penalties for false reports and enact child protection measures.

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-18		Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0874.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0874IN.htm