Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 917
Prison Industries Corp.; may only sell its goods and services to the Dept. of Corrections.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-533, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS PERTAINING TO THE MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES ACT OF 1990; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-549, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION SHALL ONLY SELL ITS GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-555, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY INMATE THAT IS UTILIZED BY THE CORPORATION MUST BE WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF HIS OR HER RELEASE DATE AND THAT SUCH INMATE MAY NOT BE UTILIZED BY THE CORPORATION FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS; 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 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
CorrectionsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives