Mississippi Senate Bill 2386 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Safe Haven Law; To Create New Section 43-15-200, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State The Purpose Of The Article; To Create New Section 43-15-200.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Amend Section 43-15-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Emergency Medical Services Provider To Attempt To Obtain Certain Information Concerning The Infant From The Person Relinquishing The Infant; To Require An Infant To Be Transferred To A Hospital Immediately; To Require A Medical Screening Of The Infant; To Amend Section 43-15-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Have Legal Custody As Soon As The Department Receives Notice Of A Relinquishment; To Provide That The Department Shall Assume Physical Custody As Soon As Possible; To Require The Department After Assuming Legal Custody To Immediately Notify Law Enforcement Of A Potential Missing Child; To Require A Law Enforcement Agency Who Receives Notice Under This Section To Investigate Whether The Relinquished Infant Is A Missing Child; To Create New Section 43-15-204, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Court Hearing Within A Certain Timeframe For The Department To Obtain A Court Order Of Continued Custody Of The Infant In The Department Prior To Final Entry Of An Order Declaring Parental Rights Terminated; To Create New Section 43-15-204.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Publish Notice Of The Circumstances Of The Relinquishment Of The Infant In A Newspaper Of General Circulation And Send A News Release To Broadcast And Print Media; The News Release And Publication Must State That Any Person Wishing To Assert Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant Must Do So At The Hearing Described In This Section; To Require The Department To File A Petition Alleging That The Infant Has Been Relinquished And To Seek Approval Of A Plan To Terminate Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant; To Require The Court To Hold A Hearing Within A Certain Timeframe; To Provide That If The Court Approves The Plan To Terminate Any Parental Rights In Regard To The Infant, The Department Shall File A Petition To Do So; To Require The Court To Hold A Hearing In Regard To The Termination Of Parental Rights Within A Certain Timeframe; To Repeal Section 43-15-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defined The Term "emergency Medical Services Provider" For Purposes Of The Article; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Safe Haven Law; enact.

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	15	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	207	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2386.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2386IN.htm