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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 387

Re-entry council; implement certain recommendations thereof.

Became law as Chapter 416, Laws of 2018, signed March 26, 2018, 80 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT INCARCERATION SHALL NOT AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOW THE NONPAYMENT OF A FINE, RESTITUTION, OR COURT COSTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGGREGATE TOTAL OF THE PERIOD OF INCARCERATION IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND THE TERM OF THE SENTENCE ORIGINALLY IMPOSED MAY NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT AUTHORIZED FOR THE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-20, 99-37-7 AND 47-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE INMATE FOR PAROLE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IF AN INMATE HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, DRUG TRAFFICKING OR AS A HABITUAL OFFENDER AND HE OR SHE HAS SERVED AT LEAST 25% OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE; TO REQUIRE THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW TO CONDUCT A ONE-TIME CENSUS OF JAIL POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SENTENCING DISPARITY TASK FORCE; TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS TO THE TASK FORCE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-27 and 47-7-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF PRIOR REVOCATIONS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF ALLEGED TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR PURPOSES OF REVOCATION SENTENCING; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE SENTENCING OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS AS HABITUAL OFFENDERS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Kabir Karriem

Its course

January 5 to March 26, 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 action17 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Jan 3126 days

Judiciary BJan 5 to Jan 50 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Mar 735 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Feb 2711 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Mar 169 days

With the GovernorMar 16 to Mar 2610 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 31

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 5 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Jan 31Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 2 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 2Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 7Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 7 – Mar 16

  1. Mar 7Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 8Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 9Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  4. Mar 14Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  5. Mar 16Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 19 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 19Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Mar 26Approved by the Governor
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 31AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 31Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 7AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 7Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  12. Mar 8Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  13. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  14. Mar 14Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 16Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 19Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  17. Mar 26Approved by GovernorGovernor