Bill Text: MS HB1282 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 1282

Introduced

Bill Title: MS Commission on Jail Standards; establish.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee [HB1282 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2025-HB1282-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2025 Regular Session

To: Corrections

By: Representative Butler-Washington

House Bill 1282

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) There is hereby created the Mississippi Commission on Jail Standards, which shall consist of the following seven (7) members:

(a) The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, or his designee;

(b) An individual appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections who represents inmate families;

(d) The Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety or his designee;

(e) The President of the Mississippi Constable Association, or his designee who is a member of the association;

(f) A member of the Board on Jail Officer Standards and Training; and

(g) The President of the Mississippi Sheriffs' Association, or his designee who is a member of the association.

The respective presidents of the foregoing associations, or their designees, shall serve only for their respective terms of office.

(2) In order to create and maintain minimum standards for jail operations and facilities, the commission shall:

(a) Develop and enforce standards for jail construction, staging and operations;

(b) Inspect facilities biannually to ensure compliance;

(d) Approve plans for construction and renovation projects.
(3) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any actual and reasonable expenses incurred as a necessary incident to such service, including mileage, as provided in Section 25-3-41.

(4) There shall be a chairman and a vice chairman of the commission, elected by and from the membership of the commission. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations governing times and places for meetings and governing the manner of conducting its business, but the commission shall meet at least every three (3) months.

(5) If a person appointed to the commission no longer occupies the status qualifying that person's appointment, that position on the board shall be immediately vacated and filled ex officio.

(6) The commission shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on its activities and may make such other reports as it deems desirable.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.