Mississippi Senate Bill 2120 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "technical Violation" To Exclude Any Act That Is Classified As A Crime Of Violence; To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Revocation For Persons Who Commit Crimes Of Violence While On Parole; To Provide That The Parole Board Shall Refer Such Matters To The Appropriate District Attorney For Prosecution; To Amend Section 47-7-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Probationer Or Parolee Is Arrested For A New Criminal Offense, He Shall Be Returned To The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Serve The Remainder Of His Original Sentence; And For Related Purposes.

Parole revocation; revise definition of technical violation.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-08	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	38	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2120.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2120IN.htm