Mississippi House Bill 620 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Correctional Safety And Rehabilitation Act Of 2021"; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Conditions For Parole Eligibility And To Provide Limitations On Inmate Eligibility For Parole When An Inmate Has Been Convicted Of Certain Crimes; To Prohibit An Individual Who Is Serving A Sentence For Committing A Crime Of Violence From Petitioning The Sentencing Court For Parole Unless A Certain Crime Of Violence Was Committed; To Provide That If An Individual Committed A Crime When He Or She Was Under The Age Of 18 And The Individual Is Otherwise Ineligible For Parole, At An Earlier Date, Then Such Individual Shall Be Eligible For Parole Under Certain Conditions; To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time Frame In Which The Department Of Corrections Must Provide Case Plans For Parole-eligible Inmates; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Certain Exception To The Minimum Percentage Of Time That An Offender Must Serve Before Becoming Parole Eligible; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board To Order A Psychiatric Or Psychological Examination For An Inmate If The Board Deems Such Examination Is Needed To Make A Parole Decision; To Provide That The Victim Or Designated Family Member Shall, Upon Request, Be Provided An Opportunity To Be Heard By The Parole Board Before A Parole Decision Is Made By The Board; To Amend Section 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Hearing Be Had Before The Parole Board Before An Offender Convicted Of A Crime Of Violence May Be Considered For Parole; To Amend Section 97-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That If An Individual Is Convicted Of Certain Crimes Of Violence, Then Such Individual Is Ineligible For Parole Or Early Release Until A Certain Percentage Of His Or Her Sentence Is Served; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From 100 To 300 The Minimum Number Of Transitional Reentry Center Beds That The Commissioner Of Corrections Must Contract For The Department Of Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2021"; create.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Rep. Abe Hudson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	5	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0620.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0620IN.htm