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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1176

Youth court; prohibit admissions made during screenings or assessments from being utilized in determining whether youth committed delinquent act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATEMENTS, ADMISSIONS OR CONFESSIONS OR INCRIMINATING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A YOUTH DURING A SCREENING OR ASSESSMENT SHALL BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CHILD ON THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE CHILD COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD THE TERMS "ASSESSMENT" AND "SCREENING" UNDER THE YOUTH COURT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-559, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHBIT SUCH STATEMENTS, ADMISSIONS OR CONFESSIONS FROM BEING ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE THE FINDING OF DELINQUENCY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-561 AND 43-21-603, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Youth and Family AffairsJan 20 to Feb 314 days

Judiciary AFeb 3 to Feb 4 · stopped1 day

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 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Youth and Family Affairs and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Reported from YF to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3DR - TSDP: YF To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives