MS HB1598 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Respondent In A Civil Commitment Proceeding Who Is Taken Into Custody In A County In Which A Crisis Stabilization Unit Is Located Shall Be Transported To The Crisis Stabilization Unit For Pre-evaluation Screening And Treatment And Retained There After Evaluation If The Crisis Stabilization Unit Has An Available Bed; To Provide That Only If The Crisis Intervention Unit Does Not Have An Available Bed And There Is No Licensed Medical Facility Or Any Other Available Suitable Location May The Respondent Be Retained In Jail; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Civil commitment; respondent in county with a crisis stabilization unit shall be taken to and retained there if bed is available.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-05HouseDied In Committee
2024-02-19HouseReferred To Judiciary A

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
412167Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Mississippi State Sources


Bill Comments

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