Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Subject: CHILDREN

As of 04/24/03 at 16:59

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HB  39  Children's Health Insurance Program; require insurance    Moak
        companies to offer same benefits or inform             
        policyholders.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  59  Child support; allow evidence of extra support in         Taylor
        modification proceedings.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  67  Baby drop-off; revise entities authorized to accept       Taylor
        newborn child.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  95  Child care; create grant program to assist certain        Fleming
        parents with cost of providing for their children.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  96  Child care facilities; create reimbursement program for   Fleming
        cost of obtaining criminal background checks.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 114  Adoption; require background check of parents for child   Montgomery (15th)
        support delinquency.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 116  Child support; require recipients to submit itemized      Montgomery (15th)
        statement of expenditures to chancery court.           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 186  Appropriation; DHS to fund grant program for certain      Fleming
        parents to provide for child care.                     
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 364  Department of Human Services; authorize to compile list   Dedeaux
   %    of people interested in adopting children.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 459  Child custody; provide notice and procedure for           Formby
        relocating a child's residence.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 470  Child support payments; must be deposited into account    Formby
        that is accessible by the obligee only by debit card.  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 514  Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not   Fleming
 *      required for inclusion in.                             
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 531  Department of Youth Services; create new agency and       Moore (100th)
   %    transfer functions from DHS to.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 572  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Watson
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 595  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 642  Sexual abuse of children; delete statute of               Fredericks
 *      limitations.                                           
           03/31 Approved by Governor
HB 727  Adopted children; establish right to know identity of     Clark
   %    biological parents.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730  Division of Family and Youth Services; create study       Clark
        committee on.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 731  Family Literacy for Family Independence Act; create.      Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 765  Child care facilities; extend repealer on certain         Ford
        provisions regarding accreditation and exemptions.     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 777  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on certain   Ford
 *      provisions applicable to.                              
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 804  Distinctive license tag; authorize to support             Ishee
   %    prevention of child abuse.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 811  Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.                       Hines
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 842  Division of Community Services; extend repealer for       Ford
 *      division within Department of Youth Services.          
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB 872  Child support; revise emancipation of a child for         Bailey
        support termination purposes.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 944  Adoption; authorize opening of adoption records when      Barnett (92nd)
   %    child reaches age eighteen years.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 948  Child support; provide for automatic arrest for six       Fillingane
        months delinquency on payments.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 981  Child custody; create presumption against awarding        Whittington
        custody to parent with history of family violence.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 997  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on           Moody
        organization of.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1030  Illegitimate children; delete requirement for Health      Moody
        Department to report birth information to DAs.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1107  Adoption; prohibit facilitator from handling adoptions.   Zuber
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1167  Child custody; rebuttable presumption that placement      Eads
        with abusive parent not in best interest of child.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1251  Children; require counseling when parents divorce.        Scott (80th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1275  Child support; require service on obligor in              Dedeaux
        delinquency cases.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1340  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Reeves
        custodial parent.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1364  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Grist *
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1419  Medicaid and CHIP; require presumptive eligibility to     Espy
        be implemented statewide by July 1, 2003.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1430  Attorney's fees; provide for awarding of to DHS in        Peranich
   %    child support cases to use for legal division of Child 
        Support Unit.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1485  Harrison County; authorize to establish office of         Ishee
 * %    public guardian.                                       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1514  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
 *      and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1574  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Scott (80th)
        to construct a state school for children.              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
SB2007  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2036  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
  $%       02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2047  Medical procedures on minor by Department of Health;      Nunnelee
        require parental consent.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2068  State income tax child care credit based on percentage    Farris
  $%    of federal credit; provide for.                        
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2151  Infant Mortality Task Force organization; extend          Huggins
        repealer.                                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2153  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2187  Agreement between child development tech programs at      Harden
        the community colleges and the universities; require.  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2211  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2350  Child support guidelines; clarify application of.         Huggins
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2363  Abused or neglected children in custody of the            Huggins
 *      Department of Human Services; require annual permanency
        hearing.                                               
           03/19 Approved by Governor
SB2364  Emancipation of a minor and recovery of child support     Huggins
        payments in arrears in such cases; provide for.        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2386  Child support cases administered by DHS; procedures for   Huggins
        health insurance enrollment in.                        
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2387  Withholding orders in delinquent child support cases;     Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2388  Substantiated perpetrator of child abuse and neglect;     Huggins
        clarify for central registry maintained by DHS.        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
 * %    provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2440  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; "Stop Child        Hewes
   %    Abuse."                                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2450  State employees; special leave without pay for adoptive   White
        parents.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2481  Child abuse and neglect; revise.                          Scoper
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2540  Child custody; revise child's right to choose at age      Dearing
 *      12.                                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2569  Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;             Smith
   %    establish.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2629  Termination of parental rights; clarify.                  Carlton
 *         03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2672  Custody; chancellor's decision of record if child is      White
        over 12.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2673  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    White
 *      abuse (MCADV).                                         
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2706  Child custody; rebuttable presumption that placement      Carlton
        with abusive parent not in best interest of child.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2733  Child custody, visitation; authorize emergency hearing    Ross
        for violation of order.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2784  Department of Youth Services; create new agency and       Stogner
   %    transfer functions from DHS to.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2807  "Families First" Family Resource Center program; define   Huggins
        scope of services.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2845  Abused children; counties in which shortage of DHS        Gollott
        social workers may provide protective services for     
        abused and neglected children.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2863  Children's Health Insurance Program; require insurance    Blackmon
        companies to offer same benefits or inform             
        policyholders.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee

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