Mississippi House Bill 641 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of All Counties Individually Or Jointly To Establish An Office Of Public Guardian For The Purposes Of Providing Guardianship And Conservatorship Services For Incapacitated And Vulnerable Persons, Serving As Guardian Ad Litem In Chancery Court Cases Whenever The Appointment Of A Guardian Ad Litem Is Required By Law Or Is Otherwise Needed, And Initiating Drug And Alcohol Commitments On Behalf Of Indigent Families; To Provide That The Public Guardian Shall Be Selected By The Board Of Supervisors Based Upon Recommendation From The Senior Chancellor Of The Chancery Court District; And For Related Purposes.

Office of Public Guardian; authorize boards of supervisors to establish.

Rep. Kimberly Campbell [D]

Rep. Frances Fredericks [D]

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-12		Referred To Judiciary A;County Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0641.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0641IN.htm