Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Subject: CHILDREN

As of 04/25/01 at 09:43

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HB 168  Baby Drop-off; allow without criminal liability.          Pierce
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 169  Children; prescribe procedure for parent to surrender     Taylor
 *      custody without liability.                             
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 170  Child abandonment; no criminal liability if newborn is    Fleming
        left with health care provider within 14 days of birth.
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 342  Child support; appointment of guardian ad litem to be     Reeves
        discretionary when abuse and neglect charges arise.    
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 344  Child support; revise guidelines and use certain gaming   Reeves
        proceeds to support.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 349  Child support; require both parents to contribute when    Guice
        financially able.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 352  Adoption; authorize background check of parents for       Montgomery (15th)
 *      child support delinquency.                             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 386  Child support; allow evidence of extra support in         Taylor
        modification proceedings.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 397  Adopted children; establish right to know identity of     Clark
   %    biological parents.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 444  Mississippi Children's Health Care Act; delete repealer   Ford
 *      and allow coverage of certain dental services.         
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 471  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Ford
 *         03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 476  Petition for determination of rights in adoption cases;   Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 478  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend           Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 501  Child abuse; revise felonious child abuse.                Morris
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 634  Foster care payments; limit to two children per family,   Roberson
        and increase for children with debilitating diseases.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 688  Children; provide for legal baby drop-off instead of      Stevens
        abandonment.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 703  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); provide       Smith (39th)
        comprehensive pediatric dental care under.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 749  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 853  Children; provide for drop-off centers as alternative     Clarke
        to abandonment.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 883  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 930  Child custody; provide notice and procedure for           Formby
        relocating a child's residence.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 939  Medicaid and CHIP; provide for presumptive eligibility    Espy
        for children under those programs.                     
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 983  CHIP; provide for more informative denial notice and      Holland
        for referral of denied applicants to consumer          
        assistance programs.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 986  Newborn screening tests; attending physician provide      Holland
 *      parents with information about additional tests        
        available.                                             
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1019  Newborn screening program; authorize Health Department    Moody
        to test for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).      
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1022  Early hearing detection and intervention program for      Moody
        newborns, infants and toddlers; make technical         
        amendments to.                                         
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1024  Illegitimate children; delete requirement that            Moody
 *      Department of Health notify D.A.s of parents' names on 
        birth certificates of.                                 
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1026  Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers; make     Moody
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1028  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Moody
        and definitions.                                       
           03/12 Approved by Governor
HB1112  Child support; revise emancipation of a child for         Bailey
        support termination purposes.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1176  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Rushing
        custodial parent.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Scott (80th)
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1237  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Grist *
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1261  Division of Family and Youth Services; create study       Clark
        committee on.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1275  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Moody
 *      Youth; establish to provide coordinated services to SED
        children.                                              
           04/12 Approved by Governor
HB1281  Mississippi Children's Cabinet; establish to serve as     Clarke
        coordinating agency for children and family services.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1296  Child abuse; revise time limitation on bringing           Zuber
        prosecution.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1308  Medicaid; services provided to children under EPSDT by    Whittington
        licensed professional counselors are reimbursable.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1383  Child care facility; person with registered nurse         Creel
   %    license and OCY credential may be operator of.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1395  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1417  DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise.           Moody
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1418  Child support award guidelines; increase percentages      Moody
        based on adjusted gross income.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1422  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Moody
 *      in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1454  Grandparent's visitation; disallow when both parents      Moore (60th)
        object.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Scott (80th)
        to construct State School for Children.                
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1551  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Scott (80th)
  $%    of State School for Children.                          
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HC 139  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of SB 2987;   Watson
        adoption; delete automatic repealer on determination of
        parental rights.                                       
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2049  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2050  Guardian ad litem; clarify appointment, allow county to   Nunnelee
        pay fee, revise notice to unknown fathers.             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2198  Mississippi Children's Cabinet; establish to serve as     Harden
        coordinating agency for children and family services.  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2212  Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Act; make     Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2244  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2246  Rape; revise carnal knowledge of certain children.        Dawkins
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2263  State income tax child care credit based on percentage    Farris
  $%    of federal credit; provide for.                        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2266  Early hearing detection and intervention program for      Huggins
        infants and toddlers; make technical amendments to.    
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2274  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Burton
  $%    to transport children for medical treatment.           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2275  Uniform Child Support Guidelines; increase percentages    Kirby
        and establish commission to make annual review.        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2292  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Huggins
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2309  Pilot program for testing and remediaton for students     Harden
 *      with dyslexia; delete repealer.                        
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2337  TANF assistance; establish Child Development Trust Fund   Smith
        Pilot Program.                                         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2342  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Thames
 *      Youth; establish and empower to provide coordinated    
        services to SED children.                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2355  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2376  Sexual abuse; revise statute of limitations when          Dawkins *
        committed against children.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2381  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White (29th)
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2453  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2470  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Huggins
 *      in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2490  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2494  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Hamilton
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2503  Study Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;       Smith
 * %    extend repealer on DHS.                                
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2675  Rape of child under 14; must be knowing and willful.      Walls
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2718  Child sex abuse; abusers to undergo chemical              Johnson (19th)
        castration.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2747  Child support award guidelines; increase percentages      Huggins
        based on adjusted gross income.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2854  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Carlton
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2855  DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise.           Huggins
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2918  Commission on Psychiatric Medication of School-Age        Farris
        Children; create.                                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2987  Adoption; delete automatic repealer on determination of   Turner
 *      parental rights.                                       
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2990  Mississippi Children's Health Care Act; extend            Huggins
        repealer.                                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB3009  "Parental Involvement and Family Leave Improvement Act    Chaney
        of 2001"; enact.                                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3048  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Tollison
  $%    to transport children for medical treatment.           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee

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