l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 347

Jurisdiction of youth court and interrogation process; revise.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 3, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE YOUTH COURT TO HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER ACTS COMMITTED BY YOUTH THAT WOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY LIFE IMPRISONMENT OR DEATH IF SUCH ACTS WERE COMMITTED BY ADULTS; TO ALLOW THE YOUTH COURT TO HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER ACTS COMMITTED BY YOUTH WHO USE DEADLY WEAPONS WHEN COMMITTING SUCH ACTS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AGE FROM 13 TO 15 THAT YOUTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO A TRANSFER PROCEEDING; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY STATEMENTS OR CONFESSIONS RECEIVED THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERROGATION FROM ANY YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 17 CANNOT BE ADMITTED IN ANY COURT PROCEEDING AS EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CHILD UNLESS THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY WAS PRESENT DURING SUCH INTERROGATION; TO REQUIRE THAT IN ORDER FOR ANY CONFESSION FOR ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 17 TO BE USED AGAINST SUCH CHILD THE INTERROGATION OF THE CHILD MUST BE AUDIBLY AND/OR VISUALLY RECORDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 29 to March 3, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 2830 days

Juvenile JusticeJan 29 to Feb 79 days

Judiciary BFeb 7 to Feb 147 days

Juvenile JusticeFeb 14 to Feb 140 days

In the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 3 · stopped4 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 28

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 29 – Feb 28

  1. Jan 29Referred to the House committees on Juvenile Justice and on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 7Reported as a committee substitute from JJ to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 14Reported as a committee substitute from JB to JJ in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 27Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Failed in the House
  7. Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  8. Feb 28Reconsidered in the House
  9. Amended in the House
  10. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 28Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 29Motion in the House to table the motion to reconsider lost
  3. Mar 3Died on the calendar in the House
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 29Referred To Juvenile Justice;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 7DR - TSDPCS: JJ To JBHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 14DR - TSDPCS: JB To JJHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 27Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 27FailedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 27Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 28ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 28AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 28Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Feb 28Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  12. Feb 29Motion to Recnsdr Tabled LostHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 3Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives