Mississippi House Bill 1222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the Mississippi Collaborative Response To Mental Health Act"; To Require Each Municipal And County Law Enforcement Agency To Provide Mental Health First-aid Training That Is Evidence-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; To Require Each Municipal And County Law Enforcement Agency To Have At Least One Crisis Intervention Trained Officer By A Certain Date; To Provide That An Agency Which Employs Less Than Five Law Enforcement Officers May Execute An Agreement With One Or More Law Enforcement Agencies To Have A Crisis Intervention Team Officer Serve As The Officer For That Agency; To Create New Section 41-21-77.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Court Liaisons For Certain Counties; To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terms Of The Members Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-19-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provision Which Regulated Regional Commissions To This Act; To Amend Section 41-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Regional Commission To Employ Or Contract With An Accountant To Manage Its Finances; To Require The Accountant To Provide An Annual Audit In Addition To Other Duties; To Provide Qualifications For Members Of The Board; To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members Of The Regional Commission Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Appointing Board Of Supervisors; To Require The Commissioners To Attend Certain Trainings As A Condition To Remaining A Commissioner; To Require Removal Of Any Commissioner Who Fails To Attend Certain Trainings Provided By The Department Of Mental Health Unless Alternate Arrangements Are Made; To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Chancery Clerk To Maintain A Record For The Number Of Persons Ordered For Admission To A Treatment Facility, The Number Of Hearings To Determine Whether A Person Should Be Admitted And The Number Of Affidavits Filed For Purposes Of Admitting A Person To A Treatment Facility; To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Transport Persons In Crisis To The Appropriate Healthcare Facility At The Request Of The Crisis Intervention Team; To Provide That On Or Before December 1, 2023, Each County Shall Report To The Department Of Mental Health Data Relating To The Placement Of Individuals Both Before An Involuntary Civil Commitment Proceeding, And After A Hearing Where An Involuntary Commitment Order Has Been Entered; To Provide That After Making Expenditures Of At Least $2,500,000.00 Each Year To Provide Funding For County And Municipal Law Enforcement Training And Court Liaisons, The Department Of Mental Health May Expend Any Additional Funds To Provide Grants To Community Mental Health Centers For The Purpose Of Increasing Housing For Patients; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Have All Powers Necessary To Implement And Administer The Program, And The Department Shall Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For The Implementation Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

The Mississippi Collaborative Response to Mental Health Act; create.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]	Rep. Jon Lancaster [R]	Rep. Tom Miles [D]	Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]
Rep. Kent McCarty [R]

2023-03-14 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 117 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Approved by Governor
2023-03-17	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-16	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-14	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-08	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-08	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-15	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2023-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-08	House	Amended
2023-02-08	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-26	House	DR - TSDPCS: WM To JB
2023-01-24	House	DR - TSDPCS: JB To WM
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	19	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	77	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	4	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	4	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1222.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1222_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1222_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1222_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1222_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370009.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0650042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0710003.pdf