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2016 Regular Session

House Bill 599

Witness Protection Program; authorize.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION BOARD; TO REQUIRE WITNESS PROTECTION AGREEMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE EXCLUSION OF WITNESS PROTECTION AGREEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR HARASSMENT AND MURDER OF A WITNESS; TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF A MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM BY THE CIRCUIT COURTS; TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN A MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM; TO TASK THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS WITH SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DRUG COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP STATEWIDE RULES AND POLICIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COURTS; TO SPECIFY FUNDS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURTS; TO PROVIDE 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

5 co-sponsors

Kimberly L. Campbell, Kathy Sykes, Deborah Butler Dixon, Bryant W. Clark, John W. Hines, Sr.

Its course

February 8 to March 22, 2016, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 223 days

Judiciary BFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the SenateMar 2 to Mar 22 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 11 to Mar 22 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Feb 8 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 2Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 7 – Mar 22

  1. Mar 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 2Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 11Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate