l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2527

Intervention courts; technical corrections.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on July 10, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-1 AND 9-23-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STANDARDIZE REFERENCES TO DRUG INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE INTERVENTION COURT CERTIFICATION AND RECERTIFICATION PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COLLECTION OF DATA BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS ON PARTICIPANTS IN INTERVENTION PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES AND USING EVIDENCE- OR RESEARCH-BASED METHODS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN TERMINOLOGY AND DEADLINES FOR RECERTIFICATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-13 AND 9-23-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STANDARDIZE REFERENCES TO DRUG INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE EVALUATION STANDARDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-19, 9-23-21, 9-23-23, 9-23-51, 9-25-1, 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-5, 9-27-7, 9-27-9 AND 9-27-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STANDARDIZE REFERENCES TO VARIOUS TYPES OF INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-27-15, 9-27-17 AND 9-27-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STANDARDIZE REFERENCES TO MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION COURTS; TO REPEAL SECTION 9-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAMS IN CERTAIN CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS; 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

4 co-sponsors

Sally Doty, Nicole Boyd, Daniel H. Sparks, Brice Wiggins

Its course

February 17 to July 10, 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 action14 actions on 13 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 618 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 17 to Mar 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Jun 1096 days

Judiciary BMar 25 to Jun 976 days

Back in the SenateJun 10 to Jul 10 · stopped30 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 10

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 Feb 17 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Jun 10

  1. Mar 9Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Jun 9Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Jun 10Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Jun 11 – Jul 10

  1. Jun 11Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Jun 16Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Jun 17Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, Branning and Simmons (12th)
  4. Jun 19Conferees named in the House: Bain, Burnett and Horan
  5. Jun 22Conferees named in the House: Bain, Barnett and Horan
  6. Jul 10Died in conference in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 6PassedSenate
  4. Mar 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Mar 25Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Jun 9Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Jun 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Jun 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Jun 11Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Jun 16Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  11. Jun 17Conferees Named Wiggins,Branning,Simmons (12th)Senate
  12. Jun 19Conferees Named Bain,Burnett,HoranHouse of Representatives
  13. Jun 22Conferees Named Bain,Barnett,HoranHouse of Representatives
  14. Jul 10Died In ConferenceSenate