Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 416
Habitual offender law; revise to include only violent offenses for life and one violent offense for the maximum term.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-81 AND 99-19-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SENTENCING OF HABITUAL CRIMINALS TO THE MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CRIME OF VIOLENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SENTENCING OF HABITUAL CRIMINALS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT MUST INCLUDE THREE CRIMES OF VIOLENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 29 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days
Judiciary AJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 29 – Feb 19
- Jan 29Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 29Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives