Mississippi Senate Bill 2328 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 16 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Develop Standards For Certification Of Providers Authorized To Perform Mental Examinations For Criminal Defendants And To Provide Training To The Providers; To Amend Section 99-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Mental Examination Of Persons Charged With A Felony; To Amend Section 41-21-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions In The Chapter Dealing With Commitment Of Persons In Need Of Mental Health Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Jurisdiction Over A Person With Unresolved Violent Felony Charges Whose Mental Competency Is In Question And To Require Certain Notifications Upon Release Of The Person From Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Jurisdiction Over Certain Persons Charged With A Felony In A Civil Commitment Proceeding And To Require That The Uniform Civil Commitment Affidavit And The Civil Commitment Guide Be Provided Online; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Temporary Commitment And To Designate First Point-of-entry For Pre-evaluation Screening And Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Pretrial Examination Of A Respondent; To Amend Section 41-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Pertaining To Dismissal; To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions Pertaining To Commitment To A Facility; To Amend Section 41-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Charging Excess Costs To The Affiant; To Create New Section 41-21-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Continuing Jurisdiction Of The Court Over The Respondent After Release From Mental Health Treatment; To Amend Section 41-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions In The Chapter Dealing With Commitments For Drug And Alcohol Treatment; To Amend Section 41-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Uniform Alcohol And Drug Commitment Affidavit And A Uniform Drug And Alcohol Commitment Guide And To Allow An Affiant To Proceed Pro Se; To Amend Section 41-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Outpatient Treatment Option When Appropriate And To Authorize Representation For A Respondent; To Amend Section 41-31-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Transfer Of Alcoholic And Addicted Patients Under Certain Circumstances; To Create New Section 41-31-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Continuing Jurisdiction Of The Court Over Persons Committed To Treatment After Release; To Amend Section 41-32-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Concerning The Contents Of The Affidavit; To Amend Section 41-32-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Respondent's Right To Representation; To Amend Sections 41-32-7, 41-32-11, 25-31-11, 41-30-27 And 99-43-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.

Sen. Briggs Hopson [R]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. David Jordan [D]	Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]
Sen. Bob Dearing [D]	Sen. Jennifer Branning [R]

2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 114 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-13 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 111 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-16		Approved by Governor
2019-04-04	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-04-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2019-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2019-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-27	House	Conferees Named Cockerham,Bailey,Mims
2019-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Hopson,Branning,Frazier
2019-03-20	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2019-03-14	House	Returned For Concurrence
2019-03-13	House	Passed As Amended
2019-03-13	House	Amended
2019-03-12	House	Read the Third Time
2019-03-05	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2019-02-19	House	Referred To Judiciary B
2019-02-18	Senate	Transmitted To House
2019-02-13	Senate	Passed As Amended
2019-02-13	Senate	Amended
2019-02-13	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2019-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2328.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2328IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2328CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2328PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2328SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/sam/SB2328_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/ham/SB2328_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0370018.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0650012.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0800019.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0800115.pdf