Mississippi House Bill 1670

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Independent 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 9-5-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Chancery Clerks To Prepare Certain Documents In All Cases, Not Just Contested Cases, Where Guardian Ad Litem Fees Exceed A Certain Amount; To Amend Section 9-5-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition Against Removing Certain Youth Court Documents From The Chancery Clerks Office; To Amend Section 9-21-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Funding For The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids); To Amend Section 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Term "designee" From The Youth Court Law; To Amend Section 43-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Revisions Concerning The Establishment Of The Intake Unit; To Amend Section 43-21-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That In All Delinquency Proceedings The Youth Court Prosecutor Represents The State; To Amend Section 43-21-119, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Youth Court Judge, Not A Designee, Shall Appoint Certain Personnel; To Amend Section 43-21-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Concerning The Appointment Of Guardian Ad Litems; To Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Prohibition Against The General Public Attending Certain Hearings; To Amend Section 43-21-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The General Docket Be Indexed In The Alphabetical Order Of The Name Of The Parties; To Amend Section 43-21-257, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Office Of Youth Services Maintain A Certain State Central Registry; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who May Receive Certain Youth Court Records; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-263, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Sealing And Unsealing Of Youth Court Records; To Amend Section 43-21-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Only A Judge, Not His Designee, May Authorize Temporary Custody; To Amend Section 43-21-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Only A Judge, Not His Designee, May Handle Certain Matters Concerning The Rights Of A Child In Custody; To Amend Section 43-21-351, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Number Of Hours Of Annual Training That An Intake Officer Must Receive; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Within 14 Days After The Filing Of The Intake Recommendation, The Prosecutor Must Take Certain Actions; To Amend Section 43-21-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Judge, Not His Designee, Shall Appoint An Informal Adjustment Counselor; To Amend Section 43-21-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Intake Officer, Rather Than The Intake Unit, Is Precluded From Reinstating The Informal Adjustment Process; To Amend Section 43-21-451, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Youth Court Prosecutor Shall Draft Petitions For Delinquency Cases And The Department Of Child Protection Services Shall Draft Petitions For Child Welfare Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Judge, Not His Designee, Shall Order The Youth Clerk Court To Issue A Summons; To Amend Section 43-21-609, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Sequence Of Disposition Alternatives In Neglect And Abuse Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Youth Court Judge To Conduct A Shelter Review Hearing Within A Certain Number Of Days If There Has Been No Adjudication; To Amend Section 43-21-621, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Obsolete Reporting Requirements By The Administrative Office Of Courts To The Legislature; To Amend Section 43-21-625, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Develop A Wilderness Training Program For Certain Youth Offenders; To Amend Section 43-21-801, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Youth Court Support Program; To Amend Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove Certain Obsolete Language Concerning The Division Of Community Services; To Amend Section 93-15-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Involuntary Termination Of Parental Rights Cases Where A Guardian Ad Litem Is Not Appointed B The Administrative Office Of Courts, Then The Fees Shall Be Assessed To The County; To Amend Section 93-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements Concerning The Filing Of Power Of Attorney In Youth Court; To Create A New Code Section For The Establishment Of The Statewide Youth Diversion Program; To Create A New Code Section For The Establishment Of A Youth Diversion Program; To Create A New Code Section For The Establishment Of The Family Services Roundtable For Mississippi Children, Youth And Families; To Provide The Composition And Duties Of Such Roundtable; To Repeal Section 43-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Regular And Special Referees In Youth Court; To Repeal Section 43-21-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Mississippi Council Of Youth Court Judges; To Repeal Section 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Sanctions In The Youth Court Related To Disclosure Of Certain Records; To Repeal Section 43-21-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Questioning A Child By A Law Enforcement Officer In A Public Place; To Repeal Section 43-21-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Duties Of The Mississippi Commission On A Uniform Court System And Procedures; To Repeal Sections 43-21-751, 43-21-753 And 43-21-755, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Teen Court Pilot Program Act; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court; revise various provisions pertaining to.

Rep. Shanda Yates [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	21	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	111	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	115	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	119	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	121	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	125	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	251	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	257	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	261	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	263	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	267	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	305	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	307	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	311	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	351	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	357	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	405	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	407	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	451	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	501	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	609	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	613	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	621	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	625	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	703	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	751	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	755	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
43	21	801	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	20	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	32	753	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
9	21	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	5	165	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	5	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	15	107	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	31	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1670.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1670IN.htm