Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1192
Performance of work when defendant unable to pay fine; clarify judge's discretionary rate of credit to be applied for work performed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN A DEFENDANT MUST PAY A FINE AND HE OR SHE PERFORMS WORK ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN LIEU OF PAYING THE FINE, THE WORK SHALL BE CREDITED TO HIS OR FINE AND SHALL NOT BE PAID TO THE DEFENDANT MONETARILY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-1-41 AND 47-1-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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
5 co-sponsors
William Tracy Arnold, Lester Carpenter, Bill Kinkade, Doug McLeod, Jerry R. Turner
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives