Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 57
MS Prison Industries Corporation; may utilize county or municipal inmate labor under certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-555, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION TO UTILIZE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY INMATE LABOR IF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INMATE LABOR FOR PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-539, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN EXCEPTION TO ALLOW THE HIRING OF CERTAIN PRISONS; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INMATE LABOR TO THE CORPORATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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 2 to January 30, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days
CorrectionsJan 2 to Jan 30 · 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 2 – Jan 30
- Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 2Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives