MS HB1624 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Establish State Standards And Operating Procedures For Local Court-appointed Special Advocate (casa) Programs; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize A Youth Court Judge To Establish A Local Casa Program Governed By A Local Board Of Directors And To Prescribe The Board's Powers; To Require The State Casa Association To Provide Support Services To Local Casa Programs; To Establish Minimum Requirements For Local Casa Volunteers; To Require The Clerk Of Court To Perform Certain Duties In Relation To Casa Volunteers Appointed To A Court Case; To Prescribe The Duties Of A Casa Volunteer Assigned To A Case; To Create A State Court-appointed Special Advocate (casa) Association; To Prescribe The State Association's Duties; To Authorize The Board Of Directors Of The Association To Employ A Director And To Establish Qualifications For The Director; To Authorize The Administrative Office Of Courts To Provide Secretarial And Support Services To The Association; To Require Local Casa Programs To Submit Specified Data To The Association; To Bring Forward Section 43-21-121 And To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-26-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Administrative Office Of Courts Shall Administer The Mississippi Foster Care Fund And Prescribe The Purposes For Which Monies In The Fund May Be Expended, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Titel
Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program; create state associate and standardize operations of local programs.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-05-01 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 122 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-13 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2024-05-06 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-05-04 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-05-01 | House | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2024-04-30 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2024-04-29 | House | Conference Report Filed |
| 2024-04-29 | Senate | Conference Report Filed |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Conferees Named Wiggins,Simmons (12th),Thompson |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Conferees Named Hood,Yates,Fondren |
| 2024-04-15 | House | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Amended |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | Referred To Judiciary, Division A |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Passed |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Judiciary A |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 26 | 11 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 21 | 121 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 21 | 261 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
