MS HB629 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require A Law Enforcement Officer To Provide An Individual Who Reasonably Appears To Exhibit Behavioral Or Mental Health Issues A Mental Health Evaluation Within 24 Hours; To Require A Law Enforcement Officer To Take The Individual To A Medical Facility For Treatment; To Require At Least Two Employees Of Every Law Enforcement Agency And Jail Or Prison To Receive Annual Crisis Intervention Team Training; To Require The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards To Promulgate Rules Relating To Cit Training; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Law enforcement officers; require to provide mental health evaluation within 24 hours of misdemeanor arrest.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0629.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0629IN.htm |
