l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 729

Nonviolent offenders; make eligible for parole.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 25, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS CONVICTED AFTER JUNE 30, 1995, MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT OFFENDERS CONVICTED FOR THE SALE OR MANUFACTURE OF MARIJUANA OR THE SALE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS UNDER THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY OFFENDERS CONVICTED FOR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE UNDER THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAW MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT CARJACKING, EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD, CERTAIN OTHER CRIMES AGAINST A CHILD, CERTAIN CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A CHILD AND REPEATED THEFT OR BURGLARY OF AN AUTOMOBILE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS VIOLENT CRIMES; TO PROVIDE THAT AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMED SERVICES SHALL BE A FACTOR CONSIDERED IN PAROLE ELIGIBILITY; TO REPEAL SECTION 47-7-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH MAKES AN INDIVIDUAL INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE STATE PAROLE BOARD IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $500.00 TO THE GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE APPOINTING GOVERNOR; 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

2 co-sponsors

Frances Fredericks, Sara R. Thomas

Its course

February 4 to March 25, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2521 days

CorrectionsFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days

In the SenateFeb 25 to Mar 25 · stopped29 days

CorrectionsFeb 29 to Mar 1818 days

CorrectionsMar 25 to Mar 25 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 25

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 Feb 4 – Feb 25

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 27 – Mar 25

  1. Feb 27Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 29Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 25Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 25AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 29Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  8. Mar 18Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 25Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  10. Mar 25Died In CommitteeSenate