Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1598
Civil commitment; respondent in county with a crisis stabilization unit shall be taken to and retained there if bed is available.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A RESPONDENT IN A CIVIL COMMITMENT PROCEEDING WHO IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN A COUNTY IN WHICH A CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT IS LOCATED SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT FOR PRE-EVALUATION SCREENING AND TREATMENT AND RETAINED THERE AFTER EVALUATION IF THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT HAS AN AVAILABLE BED; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY IF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT DOES NOT HAVE AN AVAILABLE BED AND THERE IS NO LICENSED MEDICAL FACILITY OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SUITABLE LOCATION MAY THE RESPONDENT BE RETAINED IN JAIL; 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 19 to March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives