l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1560

Child taken into custody; prohibit holding child in detention center if done solely because parent unwilling to provide care.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B 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 43-21-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT TAKING A CHILD INTO CUSTODY AND HOLDING THE CHILD IN A SECURE DETENTION CENTER SOLELY BECAUSE A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND SUPERVISION OF SUCH CHILD; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE AND SUPERVISION, THEN THE YOUTH COURT SHALL PLACE THE CHILD TEMPORARILY IN OTHER CERTAIN CUSTODY; 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 action6 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 3 · stopped22 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 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 committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 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 BSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate