Mississippi Senate Bill 2247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Unmarried Adults Who Are Cohabiting Outside Of Marriage With One Or More Sexual Partners May Not Adopt Under Mississippi Law And To Provide That The Courts Of This State Shall Not Recognize An Adoption In Another State Or Jurisdiction By More Than One Individual That Is Not Married Under The Terms Of Mississippi Law; To Amend Section 93-17-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 93-12-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Child Support Orders From Another State Or Jurisdiction Respecting A Relationship Otherwise Prohibited By The Laws Of This State Shall Not Be Enforced; And For Related Purposes.

Adoptions and child support orders regarding same sex couples; shall not be enforced by the courts of this state.

Sen. Alan Nunnelee [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-06		Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2247.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2247IN.htm