Mississippi House Bill 433 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Human Embryo Adoption Act"; To Codify New Section 93-17-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Title Of The Act; To Codify New Section 93-17-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State Legislative Findings Relating To The Transfer Of Human Embryos And The Purposes Of The Act; To Codify New Section 93-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Codify New Section 93-17-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Transfer Of Human Embryos Must Be Accomplished Under The State Adoption Statutes And To Establish Certain Criteria Specifically For The Transfer Of Human Embryos; To Codify New Section 93-17-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Terms "minor" And "child," As Used In The Adoption Laws, Include A Human Embryo; To Amend Section 93-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Jurisdiction Of Mississippi Courts Over Proceedings For The Adoption Of A Frozen Human Embryo Which Is Located In A Laboratory Or Facility In Mississippi; To Amend Section 93-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Genetic Parents Of The Frozen Embryo To Consent To The Adoption Contemporaneously With Relinquishing All Rights To The Embryo; To Amend Section 93-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Final Decree In Proceedings For The Adoption Of A Human Embryo To Be Entered Before Implantation Of The Embryo Occurs; To Amend Section 93-17-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Any Action To Set Aside A Final Decree Of Adoption Of A Human Embryo After The Embryo Has Been Implanted; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Human Embryo Adoption Act; create.

Rep. Andy Gipson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-07		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0433.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0433IN.htm