Mississippi House Bill 170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Sections 9-23-101, 9-23-103, 9-23-105, 9-23-107, 9-23-109, 9-23-111, 9-23-113 And 9-23-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Authority For A Chancery Or County Court To Establish A Domestic Abuse Court And To Provide Authority For Justice And Municipal Courts To Participate In Such A Court; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide For The Enactment Of Standards Of Operation To Govern The Operation Of Domestic Abuse Courts By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Create The Domestic Abuse Court Special Fund; To Amend Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Assessment To Fund Domestic Abuse Courts; To Amend Sections 9-5-81 And 9-9-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Domestic abuse court program; establish.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

2023-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Appropriations
2023-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-08	House	Amended
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-26	House	DR - TSDP: AP To JB
2023-01-24	House	DR - TSDP: JB To AP
2023-01-04	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	5	81	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	9	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	19	73	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0170.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0170IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0170PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0170_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370047.pdf