Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 751
Circuit and county courts; remove prohibition that prevents courts from suspending sentence once offender begins serving such sentence.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION FOR CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT JUDGES THAT PREVENTS THE JUDGES FROM SUSPENDING THE EXECUTION OF A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR AN OFFENDER ONCE THE OFFENDER HAS BEGUN SERVING THE SENTENCE; 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 February 9, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 9 · stopped27 days
Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 2613 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 – Feb 9
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives