MS HB489 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 28 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 28 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Authorize Mental Health Court Intervention Programs; To Specify The Purpose And Goals Of Mental Health Courts; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Provide That The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Be Responsible For Certification And Monitoring Of Local Mental Health Courts; To Establish The State Mental Health Courts Advisory Committee; To Specify Minimum Standards For Mental Health Courts; To Provide Certain Mental Health Court Intervention Services; To Set Forth Alternative Sentencing Eligibility Criteria And Conditions; To Designate The Powers Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Regarding Mental Health Courts; To Authorize Mental Health Courts To Receive Funds And Assess Reasonable Fees; To Provide Immunity To Persons Who Perform Their Mental Health Court Duties In Good Faith; To Provide That Persons Who Complete All Requirements Imposed By The Mental Health Court Will Have The Record Expunged; To Establish The Mental Health Court Fund; To Amend Section 43-21-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Youth Court Intake Unit To Recommend That A Child Be Referred To The Youth Court Mental Health Court And To Allow The Youth Court The Option To Order That A Child Be Referred To The Youth Court Mental Health Court; To Amend Section 25-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify Duties Imposed On Supreme Court Justices, Chancery Court Judges And Circuit Court Judges Relating To Mental Health Courts; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mental health courts; authorize and provide for certification of.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-02-02 - House - House Passed (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2017-02-20 | Senate | Referred To Appropriations;Judiciary, Division A |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2017-02-02 | House | Passed |
| 2017-02-02 | House | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2017-01-26 | House | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
