Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2198
Handle with Care; authorize implementation and administration of program by Department of Public Safety.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO OVERSEE AND ADMINISTER THE STATE'S HANDLE WITH CARE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES INCLUDING DIRECTING AND OVERSEEING THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE'S HANDLE WITH CARE PROGRAM AND EMPLOYING ONE OR MORE PERSONS DEEMED NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO COORDINATE WITH THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON CHILDREN'S JUSTICE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to March 4, 2025, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 20 to Feb 415 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days
Judiciary BFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 11
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4
- Feb 12Sent to the House
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 11PassedSenate
- Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives