l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2286

Forensic Mental Health Act of 2018; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH ACT OF 2018; TO ENSURE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF PROVIDERS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM MENTAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE PROVIDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-13-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE MENTAL EXAMINATION OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH A FELONY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE JURISDICTION OVER A PERSON WITH UNRESOLVED VIOLENT FELONY CHARGES WHOSE MENTAL COMPETENCY IS IN QUESTION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

1 co-sponsor

Dennis DeBar, Jr.

Its course

January 10 to February 27, 2018, 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 10 to Feb 627 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 10 to Jan 2313 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Feb 27 · stopped21 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 19 to Feb 27 · stopped8 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 6

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 10 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 10Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 19Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
  3. Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 6Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives