HB 753 Summary

• Creates "Nancy's Law" authorizing the Department of Human Services to petition courts for emergency orders to relocate vulnerable persons to care facilities or replace caretakers during investigations of abuse when caretakers refuse access.

• Establishes "Noah's Law" allowing the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services to request federal name-based criminal history checks and fingerprint submissions to the FBI within 14 calendar days for all adults in homes during emergency child placements.

• Requires immediate removal of a child from an emergency placement home if any adult resident fails to provide fingerprints and written permission for federal criminal history records checks.

• Allows residents whose home placement is denied based on name-based criminal checks to submit fingerprints within 14 calendar days for FBI submission to contest the denial.

• Prohibits the sale of pure powdered caffeine products for human consumption, with exceptions for manufacturing, research, prescription drugs, and FDA-approved products; violations carry fines up to $150 for first offense and $1,000 for subsequent offenses.