Mississippi House Bill 835 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirement That At Least 15 Day Notice Be Given By The Director Of Records Of The Department Of Corrections To Certain Local Law Enforcement When An Offender Is To Be Released On Parole; To Reduce From 15 Days To 48 Hours The Time Period That A Victim Of An Offender, Or The Victim's Family, Must Be Notified By The Parole Board When The Offender Is To Be Released By The Board; To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Parole Board; revise notification time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by the board.

Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0835.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0835IN.htm