Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1523

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

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2		02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Lott

Additional Authors: Aldridge, Baker (8th), Beckett, Fillingane, Formby, Gunn, Jennings, Mayhall, Mims, Moore, Staples, Turner, Wells-Smith

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 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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