Mississippi Senate Bill 2779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Codify Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Standards For Community Mental Health Center Regional Holding Facilities For Persons Being Held For The Purpose Of Civil Commitment; To Authorize Contributions From The Counties For The Operation Of Such Holding Facilities And Authorize A State Match To The Local Contributions To Be Included In The Annual Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Prescribe Operational Standards For The Holding Facilities To Receive Public Funding; To Provide That Persons Taken To A Holding Facility, Witnesses And Treatment Professionals May Participate In Commitment Proceedings By Videoconferencing And Not Be Required To Appear At The Court's Location; To Clarify Venue For Purposes Of Civil Commitment Of Persons In Holding Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

CMHC Regional Holding Facilities for persons held for civil commitment; provide standards for public funding.

Sen. Hob Bryan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2779.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2779IN.htm