Adoption; bring forward and conform sections related to.
HB 1512 reorganizes Mississippi's adoption law by moving contested adoption procedures to a new section and updating references to the Department of Child Protection Services. It aligns youth court adoption sections with current statutes but makes no new policy changes. The bill directly affects courts and adoption agencies handling adoption cases in Mississippi. This is a technical correction to existing law, not a substantive policy change.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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1
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary A
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tracy Arnold
RRepublican
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