Mississippi Senate Bill 2641 (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 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 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.

Youth court; provide right of representation and notice to CPS in proceedings involving certain children.

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	501	Amended Code	See Bill Text
7	5	1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2641.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2641IN.htm