l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 615

Mental Health Court; establish as pilot program in Hinds County.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM AS A PILOT PROGRAM IN HINDS COUNTY; TO SPECIFY THE CRITERIA FOR A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT TO BE ADMITTED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE AN ELIGIBILITY SCREENING AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEFENDANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IMPOSITION OF EXECUTION OF SENTENCE SHALL BE POSTPONED WHILE THE DEFENDANT IS ENROLLED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM, AND AS LONG AS THE DEFENDANT COMPLIES WITH THE CONDITIONS OF HIS AGREEMENT, HE SHALL REMAIN ON PROBATION; TO PROVIDE THAT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PERIOD OF PROBATION, THE COURT MAY REVOKE PROBATION, EXTEND THE PROBATION OR DISMISS THE CONVICTION; TO REQUIRE THE DEFENDANT TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON THE DEFENDANT IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; 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

Thomas U. Reynolds

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives