MS HB63 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Inmate Has Been Convicted Of A Violent Felony After The Inmate Had Been Convicted Previously Of Another Violent Felony And Served Time For Such Previous Felony Then The Inmate Is Ineligible For Earned Time Allowance; To Amend Section 47-5-138.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Inmate In Trusty Status Is Ineligible For The Accumulation Of Trusty Time Allowance If Such Trusty Has Been Convicted Of A Violent Felony After The Trusty Had Been Convicted Previously Of Another Violent Felony And Served Time For Such Previous Felony; To Define The Term "violent Felony" Under Such Sections; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Earned time allowances; prohibit certain inmates from obtaining.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2014-02-12 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 79 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-04SenateDied In Committee
2014-02-21SenateReferred To Corrections
2014-02-17HouseTransmitted To Senate
2014-02-13HouseMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2014-02-12HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Taylor, Huddleston (30th), Evans (70th))
2014-02-12HousePassed As Amended
2014-02-12HouseAmended
2014-02-12HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2014-01-27HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2014-01-07HouseReferred To Corrections

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Bill Comments

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