Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1670: Youth court; revise various provisions pertaining to.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CHANCERY CLERKS TO PREPARE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN ALL CASES, NOT JUST CONTESTED CASES, WHERE GUARDIAN AD LITEM FEES EXCEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST REMOVING CERTAIN YOUTH COURT DOCUMENTS FROM THE CHANCERY CLERKS OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FUNDING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI YOUTH COURT INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM (MYCIDS); TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE TERM "DESIGNEE" FROM THE YOUTH COURT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE CERTAIN REVISIONS CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTAKE UNIT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT IN ALL DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS THE YOUTH COURT PROSECUTOR REPRESENTS THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE YOUTH COURT JUDGE, NOT A DESIGNEE, SHALL APPOINT CERTAIN PERSONNEL; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING CERTAIN HEARINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GENERAL DOCKET BE INDEXED IN THE ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF THE NAME OF THE PARTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-257, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES MAINTAIN A CERTAIN STATE CENTRAL REGISTRY; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-261, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTAIN YOUTH COURT RECORDS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 43-21-263, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PERTAINS TO SEALING AND UNSEALING OF YOUTH COURT RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A JUDGE, NOT HIS DESIGNEE, MAY AUTHORIZE TEMPORARY CUSTODY; TO AMEND SECTION 43-
What the bill says
An act to amend section 9-5-91, mississippi code of 1972, to require chancery clerks to prepare certain documents in all cases, not just contested cases, where guardian ad litem fees exceed a certain amount; to amend section 9-5-165, mississippi code of 1972, to remove the prohibition against removing certain youth court documents from the chancery clerks office; to amend section 9-21-9, mississippi code of 1972, to provide certain funding for the mississippi youth court information delivery system (mycids)…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CHANCERY CLERKS TO PREPARE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN ALL CASES, NOT JUST CONTESTED CASES, WHERE GUARDIAN AD LITEM FEES EXCEED A CERTAIN AMOUNT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST REMOVING CERTAIN YOUTH COURT DOCUMENTS FROM THE CHANCERY CLERKS OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FUNDING FOR THE MISSISSIPPI YOUTH COURT INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM (MYCIDS); TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE TERM "DESIGNEE" FROM THE YOUTH COURT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE CERTAIN REVISIONS CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTAKE UNIT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT IN ALL DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS THE YOUTH COURT PROSECUTOR REPRESENTS THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE YOUTH COURT JUDGE, NOT A DESIGNEE, SHALL APPOINT CERTAIN PERSONNEL; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEMS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE GENERAL PUBLIC ATTENDING CERTAIN HEARINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GENERAL DOCKET BE INDEXED IN THE ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF THE NAME OF THE …
Sponsors
- Yates, Shanda (I, 64) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary A
Subjects: Youth court
Common questions
- What is HB1670?
- HB1670 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Youth court; revise various provisions pertaining to.
- What does HB1670 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 9-5-91, mississippi code of 1972, to require chancery clerks to prepare certain documents in all cases, not just contested cases, where guardian ad litem fees exceed a certain amount; to amend section 9-5-165, mississippi code of 1972, to remove the prohibition against removing certain youth court documents from the chancery clerks office; to amend section 9-21-9, mississippi code of 1972, to provide certain funding for the mississippi youth court information delivery system (mycids)…
- What is the status of HB1670?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1670?
- Yates, Shanda (I, 64).
- Where is the official record for HB1670?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1670.xml
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