Mississippi House Bill 1149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 19 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Provide A Clear Path To Permanency For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Child Protection Services; 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 Provide That The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A Necessary Party At All Stages Of The Proceedings Involving A Child For Whom The Department Has Custody Including, But Not Limited To, Shelter, Adjudicatory, Disposition And Permanency Hearings; 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 For Adoption Proceedings 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 Provide That From And After July 1, 2023, The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Be A State Agency Separate And Apart From The Department Of Human Services And Not A Subagency Housed Within The Department Of Human Services, And Shall Have Such Powers And Duties And Perform Such Functions That Are Assigned To The Department Of Child Protection Services By State Law; To Amend Section 43-26-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And To Create New Sections 43-26-5, 43-26-7, 43-26-9, 43-26-11, 43-26-13, 43-26-15, 43-26-17, 43-26-19, 43-26-21 And 43-26-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The Department Of Child Protection Services And The Commissioner Of Child Protection Services; To Amend Sections 11-46-1, 11-46-8, 25-1-109, 27-104-203, 37-31-107, 37-106-69, 37-115-43, 41-3-18, 41-67-12, 41-87-5, 41-101-1, 43-1-9, 43-1-101, 43-14-1, 43-14-5, 43-15-3, 43-15-5, 43-15-6, 43-15-7, 43-15-11, 43-15-15, 43-15-19, 43-15-21, 43-15-23, 43-15-103, 43-15-105, 43-15-107, 43-15-109, 43-15-113, 43-15-115, 43-15-117, 43-15-119, 43-15-121, 43-15-125, 43-15-201, 43-15-203, 43-15-207, 43-16-3, 43-16-7, 43-18-3, 43-18-5, 43-21-351, 43-21-354, 43-21-357, 43-21-405, 43-21-603, 43-21-609, 43-21-801, 43-27-101, 43-27-103, 43-27-109, 43-27-113, 43-27-115, 43-27-117, 43-27-119, 43-43-5, 43-51-3, 43-51-5, 43-51-7, 45-33-36, 57-13-23, 93-5-23, 93-17-5, 93-17-8, 93-17-11, 93-17-12, 93-17-53, 93-17-57, 93-17-59, 93-17-61, 93-17-63, 93-17-65, 93-17-101, 93-17-103, 93-17-107, 93-17-109, 93-17-203, 93-17-209, 93-21-305, 93-21-307, 93-21-309, 93-21-311, 93-31-3, 97-5-24, 97-5-39 And 99-41-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 93-17-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court To Order A Home Study If Necessary In Certain Adoptions; To Amend Section 93-17-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Persons From Disclosing Information Received During Closed Adoption Hearings Or From Records Pertaining To Adoption Proceedings; To Repeal Sections 43-1-51, 43-1-53, 43-1-57, 43-1-59, 43-1-63, 43-51-1 And 43-51-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Division Of Family And Children's Services Within The Department Of Human Services, Provides The Title For The Family Preservation Act, And Requires An Ongoing Evaluation And Report On Family Preservation Services; And For Related Purposes.

Path to permanency; provide for children in Child Protection Services.

Rep. Angela Cockerham [I]

Rep. Otis Anthony [D]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

2023-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - House - House Passed (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-19		Approved by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-04-05	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-31	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2023-03-30	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2023-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-29		Suspend from Deadlines by HC 61
2023-03-28	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-28	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-22	Senate	Conferees Named Wiggins,Boyd,Branning
2023-03-21	House	Conferees Named Cockerham,Tullos,Yancey
2023-03-14	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-08	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-08	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2023-02-03	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-02	House	Passed
2023-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	46	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
11	46	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	1	109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	106	69	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	115	43	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	31	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	101	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	3	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	67	12	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	87	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	1	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	1	51	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	1	53	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	1	57	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	1	59	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	1	63	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	1	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	14	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	14	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	113	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	115	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	119	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	121	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	207	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	6	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	15	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	16	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	16	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	18	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	18	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	351	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	354	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	357	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	405	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	501	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	603	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	609	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	701	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	703	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	801	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	26	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	113	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	115	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	119	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	43	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	51	1	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	51	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	51	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	51	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	51	9	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
45	33	36	Amended Code	See Bill Text
57	13	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	15	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	12	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	209	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	57	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	61	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	17	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	21	305	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	21	307	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	21	309	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	21	311	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	31	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	5	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	5	24	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	5	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	41	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1149.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1149IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1149PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1149SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1149_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1149_S_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0310022.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0650032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0870034.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0880012.pdf