l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 473

Mental treatment; revise who is required to make commitment exam and time to complete exam.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 20, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATION OF A PERSON ALLEGED TO BE IN NEED OF MENTAL TREATMENT UNDER THE COMMITMENT LAWS SHALL BE MADE BY EITHER TWO PHYSICIANS, A PHYSICIAN AND A PSYCHOLOGIST, A PHYSICIAN AND A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, OR A PSYCHOLOGIST AND A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME BY WHICH THAT EXAMINATION MUST BE CONCLUDED FROM TWENTY-FOUR HOURS TO FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE COURT ORDER FOR EXAMINATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-21-71, 41-21-77, 41-21-79 AND 41-21-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

2 co-sponsors

D. Stephen Holland, Chuck Espy

Its course

January 30 to March 20, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Feb 2526 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 30 to Feb 1213 days

Judiciary AFeb 12 to Feb 142 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Feb 140 days

In the SenateFeb 25 to Mar 20 · stopped24 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 29 to Mar 1818 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 20 to Mar 20 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 30 – Feb 25

  1. Jan 30Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 12Reported as a committee substitute from PH to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 14Reported as a committee substitute from JA to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 25Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 27 – Mar 20

  1. Feb 27Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 29Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 20Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 12DR - TSDPCS: PH To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 14DR - TSDPCS: JA To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 25PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 29Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  9. Mar 18Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 20Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  11. Mar 20Died In CommitteeSenate