Mississippi Senate Bill 2625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Forensic Mental Health Act Of 2018; To Ensure Constitutional Protections For People With Mental Health Concerns Who Are Involved With The Criminal Justice System; To Require The Department Of Mental Health To Develop Standards For Certification Of Providers Authorized To Perform Mental Examinations For Criminal Defendants And To Provide Training To The Providers; To Amend Section 99-13-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Mental Examination Of Persons Charged With A Felony; To Amend Section 41-21-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Jurisdiction Over A Person With Unresolved Violent Felony Charges Whose Mental Competency Is In Question; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Forensic Mental Health Act of 2018; create.

Sen. Sally Doty [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	Senate	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/SB/SB2625.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2625IN.htm