Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2222
Private correctional facilities; must guarantee recidivism rate that is less than MDOC's recidivism rate.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-1211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, PRIVATE PRISON CONTRACTORS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE INCARCERATION SERVICES THAT RESULT IN AN OFFENDER RECIDIVISM RATE THAT IS LOWER THAN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' OFFENDER RECIDIVISM RATE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO COLLECT AND REPORT CERTAIN INFORMATION ON OFFENDER RECIDIVISM RATES; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 28, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 927 days
CorrectionsJan 13 to Jan 3017 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days
CorrectionsFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 Senate Jan 13 – Feb 9
- Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Feb 28
- Feb 10Sent to the House
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To CorrectionsSenate
- Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 9PassedSenate
- Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 20Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives