Gov. Reeves Calls Special Legislative Session
The session will address expired record-disclosure laws and lawsuits, with leaders saying the plan would create a more uniform youth court system.
- On Wednesday, July 15, Governor Tate Reeves convened a special legislative session in Jackson to address youth court reform after statutes governing disclosure of sensitive youth records expired on June 30.
- Legislators failed to extend confidentiality measures during their regular session, causing statutes governing how courts, agencies, and law enforcement share private information about vulnerable children to expire, prompting multiple lawsuits.
- Reeves claims the proposed solution, agreed upon by House and Senate leadership, establishes a "far better system" for children, aiming to provide full-time judges and move toward a uniform youth court system statewide.
- Democratic leaders stated members had "neither seen nor been meaningfully engaged in negotiating" the proposal, while Executive Director of the Mississippi Democratic Party Mikel Bolden argued deadlines should not be "weaponized" to force policy.
- A state Supreme Court order currently allows youth court business to proceed, but that authorization expires July 24, requiring lawmakers to pass reform measures quickly before the temporary framework lapses.
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Gov. Reeves Calls Special Session to Reform Youth Court System
Mississippi lawmakers are gathering today to reform the state's youth court system, just 24 hours after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves summoned lawmakers to Jackson to address the issue. The post Gov. Reeves Calls Abrupt Special Session to Reform Youth Court System appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Mississippi special session to focus on youth court reform
Youth court systems vary across the state depending on population and funding, with many counties having adult chancery or county judges hearing youth cases. But the governor said he wants every single county in the state to have a judge exclusively handling youth court cases.
Gov. Reeves calls special legislative session
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement that he issued a call to convene the Legislature in special session tomorrow, July 15, at 3 p.m. Reeves said the special session is necessitated by the June 30 expiration of statutes relating to the disclosure of youth records and multiple lawsuits regarding those statutes. Mississippi law bars anyone from sharing records that include information about children. On July 1 exemptions …
Governor Tate Reeves calls a special session to address potential reform in youth court system
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi lawmakers will be doing a little catch-up Summer work this week. Governor Tate Reeves has called a special session for Wednesday, July 15. The session is to address potential reform in the state’s youth court system. Laws relating to the disclosure of youth court records expired on June 30th, and the legislature did not act during the regular session to make changes to the expiration date on those laws. Lawsui…
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