Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1029
Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-27-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON BEFORE A CHANCERY COURT ALLEGED TO BE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN A MENTAL HEALTH COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF CHANCERY COURTS AS INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-27-3 AND 9-27-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 9-27-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATES ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING FOR MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-21-63, AND 41-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN MENTAL HEALTH COURTS AND AS ALTERNATIVE TO COMMITMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 14 to March 3, 2020, 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 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 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 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives