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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 889

Veterans Treatment Courts; authorize formation of.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI VETERANS TREATMENT COURT ACT; TO MAKE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE; TO AUTHORIZE CREATION OF A VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM BY THE CIRCUIT COURTS; TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM; TO TASK THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS WITH SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DRUG COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP STATEWIDE RULES AND POLICIES FOR VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS; TO CREATE THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS FUNDS; TO PROVIDE FOR IMMUNITY OF THE STAFF MEMBERS OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS FOR THEIR GOOD-FAITH ACTS; 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

Wanda Jennings

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

Judiciary AJan 20 to Jan 299 days

AppropriationsJan 29 to Feb 4 · stopped6 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 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 29Reported from JA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary A;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDP: JA To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives