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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1141

Administrative fees, fines, court costs imposed on children involved in Youth Court matters; remove.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ADULT, RATHER THAN ANY PERSON, WHO VIOLATES A YOUTH COURT ORDER SHALL PAY FINES AND SUCH FINES SHALL BE PAID INTO THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-605, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE YOUTH COURT TO ORDER PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CIVIL FINES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-607, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE YOUTH COURT TO ASSESS CERTAIN ADDITIONAL FINES FOR A JUVENILE; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A JUVENILE PAY A CERTAIN COST PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTERING OF DRUG TESTS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY DISPOSITION ORDERS OR DISPOSITION ALTERNATIVES IN YOUTH COURT SHALL BE AT NO COST TO THE CHILD, PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-607, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-615, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT COSTS OF A DELINQUENT CHILD SHALL BE PAID BY THE COUNTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-619, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COUNSELING COSTS OF A DELINQUENT CHILD MAY NOT BE CHARGED TO THE CHILD, PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-753, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY OF THE YOUTH COURT TO HAVE A CHILD PAY CERTAIN COSTS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN TEEN COURT; 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 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published