l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2481

Mental Health Task Force; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE TO STUDY CERTAIN ISSUES RELATING TO THE STATE'S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS; TO CODIFY SECTION 41-21-68, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER REGIONAL HOLDING FACILITIES FOR PERSONS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF CIVIL COMMITMENT; TO AUTHORIZE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COUNTIES FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH HOLDING FACILITIES AND AUTHORIZE A STATE MATCH TO THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; TO PRESCRIBE OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE HOLDING FACILITIES TO RECEIVE PUBLIC FUNDING; TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS TAKEN TO A HOLDING FACILITY, WITNESSES AND TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS MAY PARTICIPATE IN COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS BY VIDEOCONFERENCING AND NOT BE REQUIRED TO APPEAR AT THE COURT'S LOCATION; TO CLARIFY VENUE FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL COMMITMENT OF PERSONS IN HOLDING FACILITIES; 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 Senate

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 19 to Jan 278 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 24 to Mar 3 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives