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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2074

Youth court; prohibit intake based solely on the opinion of a medical professional on contract with DHS or CPS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-357, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A YOUTH COURT TO CONSIDER THE OPINION OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SUBMITTED BY A CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN BEFORE ENTERING AN INTAKE ORDER; TO PROHIBIT THE YOUTH COURT FROM ENTERING AN INTAKE ORDER BASED SOLELY ON THE OPINION OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-561, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE YOUTH COURT TO CONSIDER THE OPINION OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OBTAINED BY THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND PROPERLY ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE BEFORE ENTERING AN ORDER ADJUDICATING THE CHILD TO BE A NEGLECTED CHILD, AN ABUSED CHILD, DEPENDENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SPECIAL CARE; TO PROHIBIT THE YOUTH COURT FROM ENTERING AN ORDER ADJUDICATING THE CHILD TO BE A NEGLECTED CHILD, AN ABUSED CHILD, DEPENDENT CHILD OR A CHILD IN NEED OF SPECIAL CARE BASED SOLELY ON THE OPINION OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES; 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 9 to January 31, 2023, 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 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 9 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate