Mississippi House Bill 1064 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Forensic Mental Health Act Of 2019; To Ensure Constitutional Protections For People With Mental Health Concerns Who Are Involved With The Criminal Justice System; 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 41-21-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Jurisdiction Over A Person With Unresolved Violent Felony Charges Whose Mental Competency Is In Question; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

The Forensic Mental Health Act of 2019; create.

Rep. Sam Mims [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1064.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1064IN.htm