l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 234

Medication for youth in state-supported training school, certain; require second opinion before prescribing.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-605, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE YOUTH COURT PLACES A CHILD IN THE STATE-SUPPORTED TRAINING SCHOOL, THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE CERTAIN BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS BE PERFORMED ON THE YOUTH; TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE ANY MEDICATION IS PRESCRIBED, BASED ON SUCH EVALUATIONS, THE YOUTH SHALL RECEIVE A SECOND INDEPENDENT MEDICAL OPINION; 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 3 to February 9, 2017, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 3 to Feb 9 · stopped37 days

Youth and Family AffairsJan 3 to Jan 2623 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 3 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 3Referred to the House committee on Youth and Family Affairs
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 3Referred To Youth and Family AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives