Mississippi House Bill 1342 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Youth Court Shall Not Have Jurisdiction Over Offenses Committed By A Child On Or After His Or Her Seventeenth Birthday Where Such Offenses Would Be A Felony If Committed By An Adult; To Amend Section 43-21-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Child May Be Committed To The State Training School If The Child Commits Three Misdemeanors In A Six Month Period; To Provide That If A Child Is Committed To The State Training School, The Child Must Remain At The School For The Period Of Time Ordered By The Youth Court Judge Under Most Circumstances; To Provide That The Superintendent Of The Training School May Recommend To The Youth Court If He Or She Determines A Child Should Be Considered For Early Release From The Training School And Upon Such Notification, A Certain Hearing Shall Be Held Before The Youth Court Judge Regarding The Recommendation Of The Superintendent; To Increase The Maximum Number Of Days That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Center From 90 Days To 180 Days; And For Related Purposes.

Youth court; revise jurisdiction of court and revise standard for committing a child to Oakley Youth Development Center.

Rep. Greg Haney [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Judiciary A;Youth and Family Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1342.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1342IN.htm