Mississippi House Bill 1543

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Judiciary A
Pending: House Judiciary A Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-261, 43-21-351, 43-21-801, 45-33-61 And 93-31-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Youth Court Support Program And Repeal On July 1, 2026, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 9-21-9, 9-17-1 And 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Duties Of The Administrative Office Of Courts, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Prohibit Any Court Or County Board Of Supervisors From Entering Into Any Multiyear Contract Or Service Agreement For The Purchase Of Any Web-based Application To Be Utilized With The Mississippi Youth Court Information Delivery System (mycids) Without Completing A Competitive Bidding Process For Those Services; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Make Technical Revisions To The Court Interpreters Program Administered By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 9-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Court Interpreter Program Is To Provide Language Access In All Mississippi Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Interpreter's Oath; To Amend Section 9-21-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To The Determination Of Whether A Court Interpreter Is Needed And To Authorize A Limited English Proficient Individual To Waive The Services Of An Interpreter; To Amend Section 9-21-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare That All Court Interpreters Are Subject To The Ethical Requirements Of The Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program Regardless Of Whether Or Not They Are Listed On The Roster Of Credentialed Interpreters Maintained By The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 9-21-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; To Create New Section 9-21-82, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Court To Submit An Annual Report Containing Specified Information To The Administrative Office Of Courts; To Amend Section 99-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Expenses Of An Interpreter In A Criminal Proceeding To Be Paid With Any Funds Available For Such Purpose For Any Limited English Proficient Party, Witness Or Participant; And For Related Purposes.

MS Youth Court Information Delivery System (MYCIDS); bring forward sections subject to repeal July 1, 2026.

Rep. Joey Hood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	21	261	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	351	New Code	See Bill Text
43	21	801	New Code	See Bill Text
45	33	61	New Code	See Bill Text
9	1	36	New Code	See Bill Text
9	17	1	New Code	See Bill Text
9	21	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	73	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	77	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	79	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	80	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	81	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	21	9	New Code	See Bill Text
93	31	3	New Code	See Bill Text
99	17	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1543.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1543IN.htm