Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 68
Parole eligibility; authorize for offender 60 years or older who has served at least 10 years of sentence for drug trafficking.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN OFFENDERS WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WHO ARE SERVING SENTENCES FOR TRAFFICKING IN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; 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 3 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 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 days
CorrectionsJan 3 to Jan 31 · 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 3 – Jan 31
- Jan 3Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 3Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives