Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 287
Nonviolent offenders; authorize reduction of sentences for passage of end-of-course subject area tests by the offenders.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A NONVIOLENT OFFENDER WHO IS INCARCERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER SENTENCE REDUCED BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE IF SUCH PERSON PASSES SUBJECTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI END-OF-COURSE SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, 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
Its course
January 12 to February 3, 2015, 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 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Judiciary BJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Corrections
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary B;CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives