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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1088

Circuit courts; authorize jurisdiction for persons with criminal charges who may need civil commitment procedures.

Became law as Chapter 479, Laws of 2024, signed May 8, 2024, 90 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A CIRCUIT COURT TO RETAIN JURISDICTION AND PROCEED WITH CIVIL COMMITMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT COURT TO PROCEED WITH COMMITMENT PROCEDURES FOR ANY PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND HAVE UNRESOLVED FELONY CHARGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-21-65, 41-21-67, 41-21-71, 41-21-73 AND 41-21-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT COURT TO PROCEED WITH COMMITMENT PROCEDURES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE JURISDICTIONAL TIME PERIOD FOR A COURT'S AUTHORITY TO REVISE A DEFENDANT'S SENTENCE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jansen Owen

Its course

February 8 to May 8, 2024, 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 action28 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 2012 days

Judiciary BFeb 8 to Feb 157 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Apr 949 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 29 to Apr 132 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to May 122 days

With the GovernorMay 1 to May 87 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 11

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 House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 20

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 21 – Apr 9

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 9 – May 1

  1. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  6. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  7. Conferees named in the House: Horan, Owen and Burch
  8. Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, Barrett and Simmons (12th)
  9. Conference report filed in the House
  10. Conference report filed in the Senate
  11. Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  12. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  13. Conference report filed in the House
  14. Conference report filed in the Senate
  15. Conference report adopted in the House
  16. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  17. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor May 1 – May 8

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 28 actions, as published