Mississippi House Bill 318

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "fatherhood Begins At Conception Act"; To Authorize Court-ordered Support For Pregnant Women Out Of Lawful Matrimony; To Amend Section 93-9-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Chancery Court To Award Support To Pregnant Women Out Of Matrimony; To Define Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Obligations Of The Father Extend To The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Petitions For The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father; To Amend Section 93-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Limitation On Recovery Of Support From A Father's Estate; To Amend Section 93-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition That Pregnancy Halts The Custody Or Support Hearings; To Amend Section 93-9-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedures For Voluntary Acknowledgement Of Paternity; To Amend Section 93-9-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Court Order May Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child; To Amend Section 93-9-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Support Of The Mother Of An Unborn Child As A Responsibility Of The Father Of The Child; To Amend Section 93-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Expenses To The Pregnant Mother In The Custody Provisions; To Amend Section 93-11-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Order Of Child Support Can Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother; To Amend Sections 93-11-101 And 93-11-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Support Of The Pregnant Mother In The Order Of Support; To Amend Section 43-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Child Support Unit To Include The Support Of Pregnant Women; To Amend Section 43-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Stipulated Agreement Between A Father And The Pregnant Woman Of His Unborn Child May Include The Support Of The Mother; To Amend Section 43-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Pregnant Mothers Who Receive Governmental Assistance Under The Jurisdiction Of The Child Support Unit; To Amend Section 43-19-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Court To Consider The Expenses To The Pregnant Mother For Child Support; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Jurisdiction Of The Courts To Provide Remedies For Support Orders Including Pregnancy, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 93-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Blood Tests For Paternity Testing, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Types Of Custody, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

"Fatherhood begins at Conception Act"; create.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Rep. Jill Ford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-18	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	19	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	19	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	19	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	19	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	11	101	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	11	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	11	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	11	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	5	24	New Code	See Bill Text
93	9	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	15	New Code	See Bill Text
93	9	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	21	New Code	See Bill Text
93	9	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	9	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0318.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0318IN.htm