Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1126
Correctional facilities; provide certain penalties for correctional staff who introduce controlled substances into.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-198, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ANY PERSON, EXCEPT FOR CORRECTIONAL STAFF, WHO IS CONVICTED OF THE SALE, POSSESSION OR USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FROM EARNING TIME ALLOWANCE OR ANY OTHER REDUCTION OF SENTENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CORRECTIONAL STAFF WHO IS CONVICTED OF THE SALE, POSSESSION OR USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY TYPE REDUCTION OF SENTENCE OR EARLY RELEASE; 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 15 to February 27, 2018, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 723 days
CorrectionsJan 15 to Jan 3015 days
In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 27 · stopped20 days
CorrectionsFeb 16 to Feb 27 · stopped11 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 7
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 15 – Feb 7
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 7Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 12 – Feb 27
- Feb 12Sent to the Senate
- Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
- Feb 27Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 16Referred To CorrectionsSenate
- Feb 27Died In CommitteeSenate