Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 38
Inmates who suffer from severe mental illness; require to be housed separately and apart from all other inmates.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-110, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT STATE OFFENDERS BE HOUSED SEPARATELY AND APART FROM ALL OTHER INMATES IF SUCH OFFENDERS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-901, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-1-23 AND 47-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS BE HOUSED SEPARATELY AND APART FROM ALL OTHER PRISONERS IF SUCH PRISONERS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 19, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
CorrectionsJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 21 – Feb 19
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives