Mississippi Senate Bill 2855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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 9-23-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee To Promulgate Rules And Regulations That Allow The Administrative Office Of Courts To Provide Additional Funding To Intervention Courts Based On The Financial Needs Of The Court; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum Certification Standards For Operation Of An Intervention Court Or Problem Solving Court By Requiring The Provision Of Mental Health Services; To Amend Section 41-113-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Drug Abuse In The Legislative Intent For The Tobacco Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-113-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Director Of The Office Of Tobacco Control To Include Implementation Of A Fentanyl Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program; To Amend Section 41-113-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Office Of Tobacco Control By Adding Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Prevention Education; To Amend Section 41-114-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Vaporizing Devices In The Definition Of "smoke" Or "smoking" For The Provisions Of Law That Restrict Tobacco Use In Public Facilities; And For Related Purposes.

State Intervention Courts Advisory Committee; require to promulgate rules to create funding formula for intervention courts.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [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
41	113	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	114	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	23	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	23	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2855.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2855IN.htm