l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 348

Cell phones and other contraband found in correctional facilities; provide certain penalties for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

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 SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY TYPE REDUCTION OF SENTENCE OR EARLY RELEASE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-138.1, 47-5-139, 47-7-33 AND 47-5-142, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-195, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ANY INCARCERATED OFFENDER OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, IF THE OFFENDER OR EMPLOYEE POSSESSES CERTAIN CONTRABAND; 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

Its course

January 14 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jan 3117 days

CorrectionsJan 14 to Jan 3016 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Mar 5 · stopped33 days

CorrectionsFeb 26 to Mar 5 · stopped7 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 14 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 1 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 1Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 26Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  6. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate