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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1000

Counsel in youth court proceedings; clarify obligations of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE CRITICAL STAGES THAT YOUTH IN DELINQUENCY MATTERS SHALL BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CLIENT-ATTORNEY PRIVILEGES, LOYALTY AND COMPETENCY SHALL BE APPLICABLE FOR COUNSEL WHO REPRESENT YOUTH; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN STANDARDS, BOTH IN PREPARING CASES AND IN CONDUCTING HEARINGS, THAT COUNSEL FOR YOUTH MUST ADHERE TO WHEN REPRESENTING SUCH YOUTH; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNSEL BE FAMILIAR WITH COMMUNITY AND YOUTH COURT DISPOSITIONAL RESOURCES SO THAT SUCH COUNSEL CAN MAKE CERTAIN REFERRALS IF NEEDED; 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 19 to March 3, 2009, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Juvenile JusticeJan 19 to Jan 267 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 9 to Mar 322 days

County AffairsMar 3 to Mar 3 · stopped0 days

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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Juvenile Justice
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on County Affairs
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from JB to CA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Juvenile JusticeHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Referred To Judiciary, Division B;County AffairsSenate
  6. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: JB To CASenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate