Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Senate Bill SB2460

Introduced

1/20/25

Refer

1/20/25

Failed

2/4/25

Child abuse reports; name of the reporter shall not be confidential.

No companion bills found.

Department of Child Protection Services; amend youth court intake provisions related to duties of.

Child Protection Services; require disclosure of reporter in certain cases of false abuse and neglect reports.

Intake process for abused and neglected children in youth court; streamline.

CPS; require to develop training statewide for mandatory reporters, provide penalties for false reports.

Mandatory reports of child abuse; require to contact law enforcement immediately.

Child abuse; provide when child tests positive for certain controlled substances at birth.

Chancery court; clarify authority to handle allegations of child abuse.

Youth court records; authorize disclosure to Commission on Judicial Performance.