Mississippi House Bill 564

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 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 43-27-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Youth Services' Adolescent Opportunity Programs (aops) Shall Be Known As Juvenile Justice Diversion Programs (jjdps); To Require The Jjdps To Offer Certain Alternatives To Detention During After School And Weekend Hours; To Provide That Subject To The Availably Of Certain Funding, The Jjdps May Operate As Pre-petition Diversion And As Post-adjudication Diversion For The Purpose Of Diverting Juveniles From Detention; To Amend Section 99-3-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Juvenile Justice Diversion Program; authorize to operate as re-petition and post-adjudication diversions for juveniles.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-13	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	27	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	3	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0564.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0564IN.htm