Mississippi Senate Bill 2824 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Failed on March 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-03 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 93-15-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Short Title Of The Chapter Regarding Termination Of Parental Rights; To Create New Section 93-15-103 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Definitions; To Create New Section 93-15-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Jurisdiction And Venue Under The Act; To Create New Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Commencement Of Proceedings, Necessary Parties, And Summons; To Create New Section 93-15-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Surrender Of A Child; To Create New Section 93-15-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Termination By Written Voluntary Release; To Create New Section 93-15-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Procedures For The Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights; To Create New Section 93-15-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Involuntary Termination Where A Reunification Attempt Is Mandatory; To Create New Section 93-15-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Involuntary Termination Where A Reunification Attempt Is Not Required; To Create New Section 93-15-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Involuntary Termination For Abandonment, Desertion, Or Unfitness; To Create New Section 93-15-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Grounds For Termination; To Create New Section 93-15-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court To Decline To Terminate Parental Rights When In The Child's Best Interest; To Create New Section 93-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Compliance With The Federal Indian Child Welfare Act; To Create New Section 93-15-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Effect Of Termination On The Other Parent; To Create New Section 93-15-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Termination Is A Preference Case; To Create New Section 93-15-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Post-judgment Proceedings; To Create New Section 93-15-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Appeals; To Amend Sections 93-17-5, 93-17-6 And 93-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Adoption Law To Conform To This Act; To Repeal Section 93-17-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Surrender Of A Child To An Organization Organized For The Purpose Of Caring For Or Adoption Of Children; To Repeal Sections 93-15-103, 93-15-105, 93-15-107, 93-15-109 And 93-15-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Substantive Portion Of The Termination Of Rights Of Unfit Parents Law; And For Related Purposes.

Parental rights; termination of.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]	Sen. Sean Tindell [R]	Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]	Sen. Angela Turner-Ford [D]
Sen. Jennifer Branning [R]	Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Sen. Sally Doty [R]	Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	Senate	Died On Calendar
2016-02-18	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2824.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2824IN.htm