Senate Bill 2848

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.

In the Senate

• Sampson Jackson II

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In the Senate Jan 15 – Feb 8

1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
3. Feb 8Died on the calendar in the Senate