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Mississippi has always permitted adoption by an unmarried adult without regard to sexual orientation. Couples of the same gender were not able to adopt jointly as a result of the state passing a law banning adoption and fostering by same-sex couples in 2000. By 2015, Mississippi was the only state that continued to enforce such a ban. [11] [12]
July 3, 2024 at 11:29 AM. Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA/Newscom. Two laws requiring age verification online have been paused by federal courts. The laws in Indiana and Mississippi are now on hold as legal ...
A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the worst rate of infant mortality ...
In 2020, a law was enacted in Mississippi banning abortions based on the sex, race, or genetic abnormality of the fetus. [47] A law outlawing abortion in Mississippi took effect on July 7, 2022, after Mississippi State Attorney General Lynn Fitch on June 27 of that year certified the June 24, 2022, Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v.
The 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature was composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives. [1] General elections for the Senate and the House were held on November 5, 2019. [2] [3] The first session was held from January 7, 2020 to October 10, 2020. [1]
A new Mississippi law will restrict free speech by requiring people to obtain permission from state law enforcement officials for any protest near the statehouse, Governor's Mansion or other state ...
The 2024–2028 Mississippi Legislature first met in January 2024. It is composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives. [1]
2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature [36] [32] January 7, 2020 ... Assorted items related to Mississippi Legislature "Guide to Law Online: U.S. Mississippi: ...