Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 62
Parole; require offender serve at least 1/3 of sentence and that commissioner recommend parole before offender is eligible for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN INMATE TO SERVE AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF HIS SENTENCE INSTEAD OF ONE-FOURTH OF HIS SENTENCE BEFORE THE INMATE MAY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MUST RECOMMEND TO THE STATE PAROLE BOARD THAT AN INMATE BE PLACED ON PAROLE BEFORE SUCH INMATE MAY BE PAROLED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-5 AND 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 7 to February 4, 2014, 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 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 days
Judiciary BJan 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 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 7 – Feb 4
- Jan 7Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives