Mississippi House Bill 1496

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Each Circuit Court To Establish An Intervention Court That Is Certified By The Administrative Office Of Courts By July 1, 2027; To Amend Section 9-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Develop A Plan To Ensure That Each Circuit Court Establishes An Intervention Court By July 1, 2027; To Bring Forward Section 9-23-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Authority Of The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Veterans Treatment Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Responsibilities Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Regarding Mental Health Court Standards, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Intervention court; require circuit courts to establish by a certain date.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	23	17	New Code	See Bill Text
9	23	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	23	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	25	1	New Code	See Bill Text
9	27	7	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1496.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1496IN.htm