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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 992

Youth court; authorize to maintain jurisdiction over certain youth who becomes involved in the adult court system.

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 43-21-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE YOUTH COURT MAY MAINTAIN CERTAIN JURISDICTION OVER A JUVENILE OFFENDER WHEN SUCH OFFENDER LATER COMMITS ANOTHER OFFENSE THAT PLACES THE YOUTH IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Johnson III

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 action3 actions on 3 days

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

Juvenile JusticeJan 19 to Jan 267 days

Judiciary AJan 26 to Feb 3 · stopped8 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. Referred to the House committees on Juvenile Justice and on Judiciary A
  2. Reported from JJ to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published