Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 920

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Title

Description: Adoption; adopted child 18 years or older may obtain birth parent information.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 01/31 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Barnett

Code Sections: A 093-0017-0005, A 093-0017-0013, A 093-0017-0025, A 093-0017-0205, A 093-0017-0207, A 093-0017-0209, A 093-0017-0215, A 093-0017-0217, A 093-0017-0219, A 093-0017-0223

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-17-5, 93-17-13, 93-17-25, 93-17-205, 93-17-207, 93-17-209, 93-17-215, 93-17-217, 93-17-219 AND 93-17-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADOPTED CHILD WHO IS AGE EIGHTEEN YEARS OR OLDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OF SUCH CHILD; TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO SIBLINGS, PARENTS, OFFSPRING AND GUARDIANS OR CUSTODIANS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/15/06 at 10:24.

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