l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 63

Earned time allowances; prohibit certain inmates from obtaining.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN INMATE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT FELONY AFTER THE INMATE HAD BEEN CONVICTED PREVIOUSLY OF ANOTHER VIOLENT FELONY AND SERVED TIME FOR SUCH PREVIOUS FELONY THEN THE INMATE IS INELIGIBLE FOR EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN INMATE IN TRUSTY STATUS IS INELIGIBLE FOR THE ACCUMULATION OF TRUSTY TIME ALLOWANCE IF SUCH TRUSTY HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT FELONY AFTER THE TRUSTY HAD BEEN CONVICTED PREVIOUSLY OF ANOTHER VIOLENT FELONY AND SERVED TIME FOR SUCH PREVIOUS FELONY; TO DEFINE THE TERM "VIOLENT FELONY" UNDER SUCH SECTIONS; 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

4 co-sponsors

Gary Chism, Carolyn Crawford, John L. Moore, Pat Nelson

Its course

January 7 to March 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 1236 days

CorrectionsJan 7 to Jan 2720 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 4 · stopped20 days

CorrectionsFeb 21 to Mar 4 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 12

  1. Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Johnson, Taylor, Huddleston (30th) and Evans (70th))
  2. Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  5. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Taylor, Huddleston (30th), Evans (70th))House of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 21Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  10. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate