Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2494

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Description: Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who has abandoned a child.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (S) Referred To Judiciary
2		01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committee:

• Judiciary

Principal Author: Hamilton

Code Section: A 011-0007-0013

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PARENT WHO HAS ABANDONED A CHILD SHALL BE AWARDED DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL DEATH OF THAT CHILD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 01:02.

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