Mississippi Senate Bill 2640 (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 Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Children Alleged To Have Been Abused Or Neglected Shall Be A Party And Shall Be Represented By Counsel; To Provide That A Party's Right To Representation Shall Extend To Shelter Hearings; To Create New Section 43-21-202, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Have The Right To Be Represented By Agency Counsel Employed By The Department At All Stages Of Any Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Youth Court To Issue A Summons To The Department Of Child Protection Services If A Petition Is Filed That Involves A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Of Or May Be Awarded Custody Of; To Amend Section 43-21-701, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Additional Members To The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Youth Court System And Procedures; To Revise The Quorum Of The Commission; To Amend Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commission Shall File A Report With The Legislature On Or Before A Certain Date; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Clerk To Docket Termination-of-parental-rights Cases As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Chancery Court Has Original Exclusive Jurisdiction Over All Adoption Proceedings Except When A County Court Sitting As A Youth Court Has Acquired Jurisdiction Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Provide That The County Court Shall Have Original Exclusive Jurisdiction To Hear A Petition For Adoption Of A Child In An Abuse Or Neglect Proceeding; To Require The Clerk To Docket Adoption Proceedings As Priority Cases On The Court's Docket; To Require Immediate Notification To The Assigned Judge Upon Filing; To Bring Forward Section 7-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Powers Of The Attorney General, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

CPS; revise certain provisions to establish clear path to permanency for children in custody of.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	21	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	501	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	701	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	703	Amended Code	See Bill Text
7	5	1	New Code	See Bill Text
93	15	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2640.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2640IN.htm