Mississippi Senate Bill 2793 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That The Drug Courts Shall Be Converted Into Problem-solving Courts; To Amend Sections 9-23-7 And 9-23-9 Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 9-23-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Level Of Detail In Metadata Reporting; To Amend Section 9-23-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Waiver Of Fees Otherwise Owed By Indigent Applicants; To Amend Sections 9-23-17, 9-23-19, 9-23-23 And 9-25-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 9-27-1, 9-27-3, 9-27-7, 9-27-9, 9-27-11, 9-27-15, 9-27-17 And 9-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Of The Rivers Mcgraw Mental Health Diversion Program; To Create New Section 9-23-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Special Training For Attorneys Practicing In Problem-solving Courts; To Repeal Section 9-27-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Authority Of The Administrative Office Of Courts With Regard To Mental Health Diversion Pilot Programs; To Repeal Section 9-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Circuit Court Districts Eligible To Establish Mental Health Diversion Pilot Programs; And For Related Purposes.

Drug courts; become problem-solving courts.

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2793.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2793IN.htm