Mississippi House Bill 692 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 9-27-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Before A Chancery Court Alleged To Be In Need Of Mental Health Treatment Is Eligible For Participation In A Mental Health Court; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Role Of Chancery Courts As Intervention Courts; To Amend Sections 9-27-3 And 9-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Mental Health Courts, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Alternative Sentencing For Mental Health Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Sections 41-21-63 And 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Participation In Mental Health Courts And As Alternative To Commitment; And For Related Purposes.

Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.

Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	21	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	73	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	23	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	11	New Code	See Bill Text
9	27	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0692.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692IN.htm