l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2773

Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to persons with mental illness/retardation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-3-57, 1-3-58, 7-1-5, 11-5-49, 11-5-113, 11-5-117, 11-51-101, 19-5-43, 19-7-31, 23-15-11, 25-7-61, 29-1-101, 31-11-3, 35-5-31, 41-17-3, 41-17-11, 41-21-35, 43-31-35, 67-1-83, 67-3-53, 73-19-23, 81-5-33, 81-27-6.307, 89-1-29, 93-1-5, 93-5-1, 93-5-13, 93-5-15, 93-7-3, 93-13-123, 93-13-121, 93-13-131, 97-3-13, 97-9-25, 99-13-1, 99-13-3, 99-13-5, 99-13-7, 99-13-9, 99-19-57, 99-38-9, 99-39-23 AND 99-39-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODERNIZE THE TERMINOLOGY THAT IS USED TO REFER TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE TREATMENT AND CARE TO THOSE PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-19-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO UPDATE THE PROVISION ESTABLISHING ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL; TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 41-19-108, 41-19-112, 41-19-114, 41-19-116 AND 41-19-118, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-19-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-5-55, 41-5-81, 41-17-5, 41-17-7, 41-17-9, 41-17-13, 41-19-105, 41-19-107, 41-19-109, 41-19-115, 41-19-117, 41-19-119, 41-21-43, 41-21-45 AND 41-45-1 THROUGH 41-45-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBIT THE APPRENTICING OF MENTAL PATIENTS, PROVIDE CERTAIN CRIMINAL PENALTIES, PROVIDE CERTAIN VISITATION DUTIES FOR DIRECTORS OF MENTAL HOSPITALS, EXEMPT RESIDENT MENTAL HOSPITAL OFFICERS FROM JURY SERVICE, REQUIRE A DRUGSTORE TO BE KEPT AT EACH MENTAL HOSPITAL, REQUIRE SEPARATE ACCOMMODATIONS AT WHITFIELD FOR ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG ADDICTS, PROVIDE FOR THE PLAN OF ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL, REQUIRE ELLISVILLE'S DIRECTOR TO KEEP CERTAIN RECORDS, AUTHORIZE ELLISVILLE'S DIRECTOR TO SELL CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF THE SCHOOL, PROVIDE DISCHARGE PROCEDURES FOR ELLISVILLE PATIENTS, PROVIDE FOR HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS FOR ELLISVILLE PATIENTS, AUTHORIZE THE RECEIPT OF GIFTS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL, REQUIRE COUNTIES TO TEMPORARILY PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF INDIGENT MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS, PROHIBIT COHABITATION WITH MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS AND AUTHORIZE THE STERILIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY RETARDED PATIENTS; 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 Senate

Its course

February 4 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 SenateFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 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 Senate Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate