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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2714

Intervention courts; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-1, 9-23-3, 9-23-5, 9-23-7, 9-23-9, 9-23-11, 9-23-13, 9-23-15, 9-23-17, 9-23-19, 9-23-21 AND 9-23-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE ELIGIBILITY OF DRUG COURTS, TO CHANGE THE REFERENCE OF DRUG COURTS TO "INTERVENTION COURTS"; TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, VETERANS COURTS AND OTHER INTERVENTION COURTS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE INTERVENTION COURTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERVENTION COURTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-25-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR VETERANS COURTS, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-7, 9-27-9, 9-27-11, 9-27-15, 9-27-17 AND 9-27-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE RIVERS MCGRAW MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS BY REMOVING THE WORD "PILOT" THROUGHOUT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 9-27-13 AND 9-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 9-27-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES DEFINITIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-357, 63-11-31.1, 99-3-45 AND 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate