Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2389

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Description: Child support enforcement; define services to be provided by the Department of Human Services.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/28 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
3 01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
4 02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
5 02/05 (S) Passed
6 02/10 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
8 02/28 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP
9 03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To JA
10 03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
11 03/06 (H) Passed
12 03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
13 03/13 (H) Reconsidered
14 03/13 (H) Amended
15 03/13 (H) Passed As Amended
16 03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
17 03/17 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
18 03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Harvey,Burton
19 03/27 (H) Conferees Named Watson,Pierce,Moody
20 03/29 (H) Conference Report Filed
21 03/29 (S) Conference Report Filed
22 03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted
23 03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
24 04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
25 04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
26 04/19 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number514

Senate Committees:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Huggins

Code Sections: A 043-0019-0031, A 043-0019-0035, A 043-0019-0037, A 043-0019-0047, A 043-0019-0055, A 093-0009-0009, A 009-0005-0255

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-19-31 AND 43-19-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE RANGE OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH ITS CHILD SUPPORT UNIT AND TO PROVIDE THAT COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES RECOVERED BY THE CHILD SUPPORT UNIT SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN A SPECIAL FUND FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-19-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ATTORNEY'S FEES SHALL BE ASSESSED BY THE COURT IN CHILD SUPPORT AND PATERNITY ACTIONS BROUGHT BY THE CHILD SUPPORT UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND THAT SUCH ATTORNEY'S FEES SHALL BE USED TO MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL DIVISION OF THE CHILD SUPPORT UNIT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-19-47 AND 43-19-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM SALARY FOR STAFF AND SENIOR ATTORNEYS IN THE CHILD SUPPORT UNIT TO BE PAID FROM THE SPECIAL FUND FOR CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRACT ATTORNEYS FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-9-9 AND 9-5-255, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR MINIMUM ATTORNEY'S FEES IN PATERNITY AND FAMILY MASTER ACTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/19/03 at 10:12.

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