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 336
Involuntary civil commitment; limit county's liability for cost of treatment of indigents.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF TREATMENT NEEDED BY CERTAIN MENTALLY ILL COUNTY RESIDENTS UNDER ORDER OF COMMITMENT WHO ARE INDIGENT TO AN AGREED UPON FEE SCHEDULE WITH THE TREATMENT FACILITY OR, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH A FEE SCHEDULE, TO THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATUS OF THE RESPONDENT IN A COMMITMENT PROCEEDING AS AN INDIGENT SHALL NOT BE SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO BE HELD IN JAIL; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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
January 22 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 RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 5 · stopped43 days
Judiciary AJan 22 to Mar 5 · stopped43 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 22 – Mar 5
- Jan 22Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 22Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives