Mississippi Senate Bill 2468 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 9-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Diversion Program To Enact The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Treatment Court Act; To Amend Section 9-27-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legislative Statement Of Intent; To Amend Section 9-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Amend Section 9-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Establish And Implement A Uniform Certification Process For All New Or Existing Mental Health Treatment Courts To Ensure That These Courts Meet Minimum Standards For Mental Health Treatment Court Operations; To Proscribe The Contents Of The Certifications; To Establish A Tiered Certification Process; To Require The Administrative Office Of Courts To Promulgate Rules; To Amend Section 9-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Eligibility Requirements For Participation In A Mental Health Treatment Court; To Amend Section 9-27-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Requirement Of A Chemical Or Drug Test; To Create New Section 9-27-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Proscribe The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts Under This Act; To Amend Section 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Expungements Under This Act Are Not Subject To Other Requirements Provided By Law; To Provide That If The Participant Is A Respondent To A Civil Case And Successfully Completes All Requirements Under The Act That The Participant's Petition For Commitment Shall Be Dismissed; To Amend Sections 9-27-9 And 9-27-17 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Mental health courts; create.

Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Sen. Benjamin Suber [R]

Sen. Jeff Tate [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
9	27	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	27	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2468.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2468IN.htm