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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 749

Youth Court Law; revise certain provisions relating to certain custody orders and detention and shelter hearings.

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 43-21-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE YOUTH COURT MAY ISSUE A CUSTODY ORDER IF THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A CHILD IS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED RATHER THAN ENDANGERED; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY DETENTION OR SHELTER HEARING BE ON THE RECORD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A CHILD IS REMOVED FROM A HOME DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT, THE CASE FILING FORM UTILIZED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED CATEGORIES AND REASONING FOR THE REMOVAL AND TO REQUIRE SUCH OFFICE TO DEVELOP CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE, THAT CREATE A DETAILED UNIFORM SYSTEM OF REPORTING FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 43-21-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PERTAINS TO YOUTH COURT RECORDS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 13 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 9 · stopped27 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 3118 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives