l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 1420

Youth court jurisdiction; revise.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 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 THE YOUTH COURT MAY HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER A CHILD WHO HAS COMMITTED AN ACT THAT MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY LIFE IMPRISONMENT, EXCEPT IF A CHILD COMMITS MURDER, OR OVER A CHILD WHO COMMITS AN ACT USING CERTAIN WEAPONS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH JURISDICTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF THE YOUTH COURT DEEMS THAT A TRANSFER TO A CIRCUIT COURT IS APPROPRIATE; 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

2 co-sponsors

John W. Hines, Sr., Frances Fredericks

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2010, 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 18 to Feb 1023 days

Judiciary AJan 18 to Feb 114 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 15 to Mar 2 · stopped15 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 18 – Feb 10

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published