HB 1492 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Noncustodial Parents' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; create.

HB 1492 creates a "Noncustodial Parents' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" to ensure noncustodial parents (those without primary physical custody) receive equal access to information about their children. Key provisions require advance notice of child support hearings, court proceedings, and agency decisions, plus 24/7 access to contact department staff. The bill also includes updated procedures for voluntary paternity acknowledgments at birth, ensuring fathers can request genetic testing within one year. However, the bill died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 4, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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The bill title was updated from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the House', indicating it has moved through the legislative process and received approval from the House of Representatives. This change reflects the bill's current status rather than a substantive policy modification.
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Updated the bill's version designation from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its current legislative status.

Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

1171
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 119
Feb 5, 2025
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
76 Yea 1 Nay 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Youth and Family Affairs
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Otis Anthony
Otis Anthony
DDemocratic
MS
31