Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act; make technical amendments to.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 02/14 (S) Died On Calendar |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Huggins
Code Sections: A 043-0047-0005, A 043-0047-0007, A 043-0047-0009, A 043-0047-0031
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-47-5, 43-47-7, 43-47-9 AND 43-47-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, RELATING TO THE MISSISSIPPI VULNERABLE ADULTS ACT, TO DEFINE THE TERM "VULNERABLE ADULT," TO DEFINE THE TERM "ABANDONMENT," TO CLARIFY THAT INVESTIGATIONS SHALL BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY AND TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO OVERRIDE A COMPETENT ADULT'S CHOICE AND RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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