Mississippi House Bill 1213 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 12 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-04-12 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Youth Court To Utilize A Trained Court-appointed Special Advocate (casa) Volunteer In Abuse And Neglect Cases; To Provide The Process Of Appointment For A Casa Volunteer As Well As The Duties And Expectations Of The Volunteer; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Youth Court To Disclose Certain Records To A Casa Volunteer Or The Attorney For A Parent, Guardian Or Custodian; To Amend Sections 43-15-13 And 43-21-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Create A Community-based Placement For At-risk Children Pilot Program For The Counties Of Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Warren, Yazoo, Copiah, Desoto, Hancock And Coahoma In Order To Plan For Early Intervention With At-risk Children In Such Counties In Which The Pilot Program Is Located; To Enact Standards For Community-based Homes; To Provide Standards For Determination Of Eligibility Of Children For Placement Under The Pilot Program; To Authorize Reasonable Reimbursement For Expenses Of Placements To The Community-based Homes; To Authorize Funding For The Pilot Program; To Provide For Supervision Of And Reporting By The Pilot Program; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court; authorize to utilize volunteer Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in abuse and neglect cases.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]	Rep. Adrienne Wooten [D]	Rep. David Baria [D]	Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]
Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]	Rep. Sara Thomas [D]	Rep. Brad Touchstone [R]

2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-06 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12		Approved by Governor
2017-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-04-03	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-03-29	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2017-03-28	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Dixon, Gibbs (36th), Tullos)
2017-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2017-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2017-03-26	House	Conference Report Filed
2017-03-26	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2017-03-23	Senate	Conferees Named Tindell,Hopson,Kirby
2017-03-23	House	Conferees Named Dixon,Tullos,Willis
2017-03-09	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2017-03-07	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2017-03-06	Senate	Passed As Amended
2017-03-06	Senate	Amended
2017-02-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2017-02-17	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2017-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2017-02-08	House	Passed
2017-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2017-01-31	House	DR - TSDP: JB To YF
2017-01-30	House	DR - TSDP: YF To JB
2017-01-16	House	Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1213.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1213IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1213PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1213SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/sam/HB1213_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0370017.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0630004.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0850015.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0850034.pdf