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MS HB1276
Bill
Status
Failed
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Shanda Yates
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AI Summary
- Removes the prohibition against adoption by same-sex couples from Mississippi Code Section 93-17-3
- Strikes the language "Adoption by couples of the same gender is prohibited" from state adoption law
- Renumbers subsequent subsections of the adoption statute to account for the deleted provision
- Maintains all other existing adoption requirements including home studies, Interstate Compact compliance, and Indian Child Welfare Act provisions
- Effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Adoption; remove prohibition against same gender.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021
Committee Referrals
Judiciary B1/18/2021
Full Bill Text
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