Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 637
Expunction for certain youthful nonviolent offenders; revise time period to become eligible for and provide criteria to court in determining whether to grant.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE FROM FIVE YEARS TO FOUR YEARS THE WAITING PERIOD THAT A PERSON MAY PETITION THE COURT FOR EXPUNCTION IF THE PERSON COMMITTED CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENSES BEFORE THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN GUIDELINES THAT THE COURT IS TO CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER AN ORDER OF EXPUNCTION SHOULD BE GRANTED TO SUCH PERSON; 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 13 to January 31, 2017, 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 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 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 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives