Mississippi Senate Bill 2680 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-5)
Status: Passed on April 13 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Relative Care Is A Legal Placement Option For Abused And Neglected Children; To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform References To Child Protection Services; To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Definitions In The Youth Court Act Concerning Fictive Kin, Durable Legal Relative Guardianship, And Reasonable Efforts; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Giving Custody To A Relative And Waiving Any Requirement For The Relative To Participate In Foster Parent Training Is Within The Discretion Of The Court And To Create A Durable Legal Relative Guardianship Alternative; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 93-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Status Of Spousal Domestic Abuse As A Fault Ground For Divorce; To Amend Section 93-17-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Right Of Adoptive Parents, Under Certain Circumstances, To Proceed Pro Se In The Matter Of Registration Of A Foreign Adoption; And For Related Purposes.

Abused and neglected children; clarify alternative of relative care.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]	Sen. Juan Barnett [D]	Sen. Terry Burton [R]	Sen. Bob Dearing [D]
Sen. Thomas Gollott [R]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]	Sen. David Parker [R]
Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]	Sen. Gray Tollison [D]	Sen. Michael Watson [R]	Sen. Tammy Witherspoon [D]
Sen. Jennifer Branning [R]	Sen. Sean Tindell [R]	Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-06 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-13		Approved by Governor
2017-04-03	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-03-29	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2017-03-28	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Gipson, Bailey)
2017-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2017-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2017-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2017-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2017-03-24	House	Conferees Named Gipson,Cockerham,Arnold
2017-03-23	Senate	Conferees Named Tindell,Parker,Hopson
2017-03-21	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2017-03-08	House	Returned For Concurrence
2017-03-06	House	Passed As Amended
2017-03-06	House	Amended
2017-03-02	House	Read the Third Time
2017-02-23	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2017-02-20	House	Referred To Judiciary B
2017-02-13	Senate	Transmitted To House
2017-02-08	Senate	Passed As Amended
2017-02-08	Senate	Amended
2017-02-08	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2017-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2017-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2680.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2680IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2680CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2680PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2680SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/sam/SB2680_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/sam/SB2680_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/SB2680_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/SB2680_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/SB2680_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0370018.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0630002.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0850027.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0850051.pdf