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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1001

Jurisdiction of the youth court; certain; revise.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A CHILD HAS A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR A FELONY OFFENSE SUBSEQUENT TO A TRANSFER FROM THE YOUTH COURT TO THE CIRCUIT COURT THEN ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WILL NOT BE IN THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE YOUTH COURT; TO REMOVE CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A YOUTH FROM THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT; TO REVISE THE AGE THAT A CHILD MAY BE HELD CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE OR CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-159, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW OFFENSES RELATED TO THE USE OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM COMMITTED BY CERTAIN YOUTH TO REMAIN IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE YOUTH COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AGE THAT A YOUTH MAY BE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER PROCEEDINGS AND TO REQUIRE THAT IN ORDER FOR A CHILD TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS THE OFFENSE COMMITTED BY THE CHILD MUST BE A FELONY IF THAT SAME OFFENSE WERE COMMITTED BY AN ADULT; 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 February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives