Mississippi House Bill 1068 (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 Amend Section 43-21-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Admitted To The Practice Of Law In Mississippi To Observe Youth Court Hearings As Long As The Person Signs An Oath Of Confidentiality; To Require The Mississippi Judicial College To Prepare The Oath For Youth Court; To Provide That In All Hearings In Youth Court, A Complete Record Of Evidence Shall Be Taken By Stenographic Reporting; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Youth Courts To Provide To The Mississippi Administrative Office Of Courts, On A Monthly Basis, Cumulative Data That Provides Certain Nonidentifying Information Pertaining To Cases In The Court; To Amend Section 43-21-561, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Standard Of Proof From A Preponderance Of The Evidence To Clear And Convincing Evidence That The Youth Court Must Find When Adjudicating Certain Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When The Youth Court Makes A Certain Review Concerning A Dependent Child, The Review Must Be Heard At The Request Of Counsel For The Child, The Child's Parent Or The Attorney For The Parent; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court; make revisions regarding hearings, standard of proof and require certain reporting be made to Admin. Office of Courts concerning cases.

Rep. Mark Tullos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1068.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1068IN.htm