Mississippi House Bill 1475

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Corrections;Appropriations C
Pending: House Corrections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Sheriffs Of County Regional Correctional Facilities And County Jails That House State Inmates, To Establish A Work Program With The Mississippi Department Of Transportation Where Inmates Work For The Department; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Pay A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 To The Correctional Facilities That Have Inmates That Work For The Department Of Transportation; To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32.71 To $34.00 The Contract Rate That The Department Of Corrections May Pay Regionals For The Housing Of State Inmates; To Provide That All Regional Correctional Facilities And All County Jails That House State Offenders Shall Receive A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 Per Day From The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Sections 47-5-901 And 47-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Transportation To Enter Into A Certain Agreement With Sheriffs For A Certain Work Program That Utilizes State Inmates; And For Related Purposes.

Sheriffs who house state offenders; authorize to establish work program with Dept. of Transportation.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Corrections;Appropriations C

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	5	901	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	909	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	933	Amended Code	See Bill Text
65	1	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1475.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1475IN.htm