l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1756

Harrison County; authorize sheriff's department to initiate 72-hour hold for persons in need of mental treatment.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Local and Private Committee on June 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO AUTHORIZE THE HARRISON COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO INITIATE A SEVENTY-TWO-HOUR HOLD ON PERSONS IN NEED OF MENTAL TREATMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT HOLD PERSONS IN NEED OF MENTAL TREATMENT MORE THAN 12 HOURS WITHOUT AN EVALUATION BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OR LICENSED PHYSICIAN; TO PROVIDE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT BE PROPERLY TRAINED BEFORE INITIATING THE HOLD; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH OFFICERS PROVIDE IN WRITING THE REASON FOR THE HOLD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLD IS TO ALLOW FOR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT PROCEDURES TO BE INITIATED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AT ANYTIME DURING THE HOLDING PERIOD A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST DETERMINES THAT A PERSON SHOULD NOT BE INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED THEN SUCH PERSON SHALL BE RELEASED FROM A MEDICAL FACILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH OFFICERS SHALL NOT BE HELD CIVILLY OR CRIMINALLY LIABLE IF THEY ACTED IN GOOD FAITH WHEN APPLYING THE SEVENTY-TWO-HOUR HOLD; 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

9 co-sponsors

Dirk D. Dedeaux, Jeffrey S. Guice, Roger Ishee, Michael W. Janus, Randall Patterson, Steven Palazzo, Diane C. Peranich, Jessica Upshaw, Richard Bennett

Its course

March 17 to June 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 action8 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 17 to Mar 3114 days

Local and Private LegislationMar 17 to Mar 269 days

In the SenateMar 31 to Jun 3 · stopped64 days

Local and PrivateMar 31 to Jun 3 · stopped64 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 Mar 17 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 17Referred to the House committee on Local and Private Legislation
  2. Mar 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 31Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 31 – Jun 3

  1. Mar 31Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committee on Local and Private
  4. Jun 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Mar 17Referred To Local and Private LegislationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 31Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 31PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 31Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 31Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 31Referred To Local and PrivateSenate
  8. Jun 3Died In CommitteeSenate