Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: CHILDREN

As of 12/08/97 at 11:54

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HB  40  Sexual consent; revise age.                               Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  74  Income tax;  allow credit for child adoption expenses.    Green (72nd)
  $%       02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB  77  Guardian; authorize to pursue claim on behalf of child    Green (72nd)
        without guardianship.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  85  Child support; provide for surcharge on delinquent        Davis (102nd)
        payments.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 107  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend date of repealer      Ford
        on.                                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 175  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 186  Income tax; provide credit for legal child adoption.      Ryan
  $%       02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 208  Sexual consent; raise age from 14 to 16 years old.        Ellington
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 284  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements.               Robinson (84th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 372  Child support; monitor how money is being used.           Perkins
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 420  Mother and Infants Protection Act of 1997; create.        Holden
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 443  Adopted persons; establish voluntary registry to match    Formby
   %    with biological parents.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 530  Paternity; father must acknowledge paternity to have      Green (72nd)
        rights in adoption or child custody proceedings.       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 535  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 572  Hearing impairment; require testing of newborn children   Robertson
 *      in hospitals for.                                      
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 602  Crimes; revise age of consent for rape and sexual         Formby
        battery.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 644  Adoption; prohibit by homosexual couples.                 Smith (39th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 694  Medicaid and aid to dependent children; provide for       Evans
        facilitation to federal funding under block grant      
        program.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 777  Child Support; create Uniform Interstate Family Support   Blackmon
        Act.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 778  Child support; public assistance assignment to DHS        Blackmon
        Central Disbursement Unit and forward orders to case   
        registry.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 779  Child support; payments to DHS Central Disbursement       Blackmon
        Unit and orders forwarded to DHS Case Registry.        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 780  Child support; Child Support Unit to receive certain      Blackmon
        financial information.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 781  Child support; develop data match system with financial   Blackmon
        institutions on noncustodial parents.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 782  Child support; require employers to report certain        Blackmon
        information concerning employees.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 783  Child support; authorize seizure of certain assets to     Blackmon
        satisfy overdue support.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 784  Child support; judgments based upon child support may     Moore
   %    be collected from retirement benefits.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 785  Child support; indicia of fraud to create prima facie     Blackmon
        case of avoiding payment of support.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 786  Withholding order; revise notice requirements.            Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 791  Child support; revise withholding orders.                 Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 792  Withholding order; revise payor's duty to deduct and      Blackmon
        pay over income.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 793  Child support; DHS provide consumer reporting agencies    Blackmon
        reports on overdue support.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 794  Attachment; include child support orders.                 Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 795  Child support; revise purposes of Child Support Unit.     Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 796  Child support; medical coverage to transfer if            Blackmon
        noncustodial parent changes employment.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 797  Withholding orders; revise hearing requirements.          Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 798  DHS; allow use of social security numbers for             Blackmon
        establishing and enforcing support orders.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 799  Withholding order; revise penalties for failure to        Blackmon
        withhold or pay.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 807  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer making child      Green (72nd)
  $%    support payments required by court order.              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 818  Child care facilities; revise licensure law and           Moody
   %    increase certain fees.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 862  Child residential homes and youth camps; revise           Moody
   %    licensure statutes and fees.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 877  Income tax; dependent child care credit when child care   McBride
  $%    provided at home.                                      
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 913  Birth defects registry; direct Department of Health to    Moody
 *      establish.                                             
           03/26 Approved by Governor
HB 928  Child support; Uniform Interstate Family Support Act      Perry
   %    (NCCUSL).                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 949  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Moody
   %    federal welfare reform law.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1047  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1061  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1097  Medicaid eligibility; conduct study on feasibility of     Reynolds
        for children of unemployed parents.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1101  Child care facilities; require licensing agency to        Scott (17th)
   %    employ one licensing officer per 100 facilities.       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1136  Child care entities; limit charges by local law           Green (72nd)
   %    enforcement for performing sex offense records checks  
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1141  Child custody; delete authority for child over 12 to      Nettles
        decide which parent to live with.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1183  Child custody; revise.                                    Smith (35th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1188  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Saucier
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1189  Child Passenger Restraint Devices Law; repeal authority   Martinson
        to dismiss charges for violating.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1190  Child passenger restraints; redefine vehicles that must   Martinson
        use.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1207  Family and children's services provided by the            Moody
 *  *   Department of Human Services; make technical           
        amendments.                                            
           04/05 (H) Died In Conference
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1372  Safety belts; require to be worn by children under 12     Barnett (116th)
        regardless of seat child occupies.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1380  Adoption; provide for evaluation of and waiting period    Bourdeaux
        for certain out-of-state adoption petitioiners.        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1383  Adoption; provide evaluation of prospective parents and   Bourdeaux
        waiting period.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1428  Child care facilities; adopt procedure for care of        Read
        child when facility closes early.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1636  Parents; strengthen rights of natural parents to          Green (34th)
        custody and visitation.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1677  Youth court law; revise definition of abused child.       Simmons (100th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1678  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements to district    Simmons (100th)
        attorneys.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2013  Parental rights; terminate for 6-month abandonment of     Dearing
        any age child.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2054  Child care agencies; criminal record checks not           Bean
        required for certain volunteers.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2061  School districts; authorize child care services in        Ferris
   %    public schools.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2088  Child abuse; protect child abuse reporters from           Hall
        retaliatory discharge or employment action.            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2099  Child support; revise guidelines concerning custodial     Hall
        parent's remarriage.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2101  Adoption; AIDS test child prior to final decree.          Lee
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2125  State employees; special leave without pay for adoptive   White (29th)
        parents.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2164  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Bean
 * %    federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity   
        Reconciliation Act of 1996.                            
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2166  Department of Health; authorize establishment of Birth    Bean
        Defects Registry.                                      
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2197  Child residential houses and youth camps; revise          Bean
   %    licensure statutes and fees.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2210  Child custody award; parent gender not a factor.          Canon
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2212  Income tax; dependent exempt for child born to married    Canon
  $%    individ first 3 mos of yr after yr for which taxes are 
        paid.                                                  
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2215  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2239  Child care facilities; revise licensure law and           Bean
   %    increase certain fees.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2369  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
 * %    feasibility of.                                        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2382  Child support collection; require public utilities to     White (29th)
        open records to locate absent and nonsupporting        
        parents.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2388  Family and children's services provided by the            Bean
 *      Department of Human Services; make technical amendments
        to.                                                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2390  Lorenzo's Oil; state provide to children with ALD         Bean
        genetic disorder.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2407  Minors; emancipation not available for nude employment.   Carlton
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2423  Child care facilities; certain students not counted       Furniss
        under licensing law.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2438  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services     Harden
   %    pilot program in public schools.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2461  Infant Mortality Task Force; reauthorize.                 Smith
 *         03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2482  Child abuse cases; Department of Human Services notify    White (29th)
        law enforcement within 24 hours.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2491  Paternity; court order specify date for support           Scoper
        payments by minor defendant.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2592  Children's Cancer Clinic; name wing after Buddy Newman,   Gunn
        Jr.                                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2614  Child custody and divorce; create certain presumptions    Ferris
        in family violence cases.                              
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2617  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   White (29th)
 *         03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2654  Child custody; court shall not prefer one parent over     Nunnelee
        the other.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2681  Child abuse reports; clarify procedure to be followed     Burton
        by Department of Human Services.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2743  Child custody laws; revise.                               Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2744  Rape of child under 14; must be knowing and willful.      Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2775  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White (29th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2793  Elections; clarify that 17 year olds may vote at          Harden
        primaries if they are 18 at general election.          
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2822  Health insurance benefits; require coverage for child     Kirby
        immunizations.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849  Placement of foster care children in permanent homes;     Smith
 *      provide time guidelines.                               
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2862  Child care facilities licensure; exempt religious         Bean
        organizations.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2931  Wrongful death action; not available to parent who has    Hamilton
        abandoned a child.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2980  Child support; Uniform Interstate Family Support Act      Farris
   %    (NCCUSL).                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2988  Child passenger restraint requirements; revise.           Farris
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2993  Foster care program to contract with "Mississippi         Frazier
        Families for Kids" for recruitment of families;        
        authorize.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2996  Marriage license; remove three-day waiting period and     Smith
        reduce age for which parental permission required.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee



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