Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 741
Offender early-release programs; prohibit stacking of credits and specify rules for offenders under supervised release.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A SECTION THAT PROHIBITS THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FROM COMBINING ANY INMATE'S EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE WITH HIS OR HER TRUSTY-TIME ALLOWANCE OR MERITORIOUS EARNED TIME WHILE INCARCERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFENDERS PLACED UNDER EARNED-RELEASE SUPERVISION; TO PROVIDE THAT THESE OFFENDERS SHALL RECEIVE AN ORAL AND WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF THE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS; TO CONFORM TO THE SECTION OF LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE COMBINING OF AN INMATE'S EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE WITH ALLOWANCES EARNED THROUGH CERTAIN OTHER EARLY-RELEASE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE SECTION OF LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE COMBINING OF AN INMATE'S TRUSTY-TIME ALLOWANCE WITH ALLOWANCES EARNED THROUGH CERTAIN OTHER EARLY-RELEASE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE SECTION OF LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE COMBINING OF AN INMATE'S EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCE WITH CERTAIN OTHER EARLY-RELEASE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-142, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE SECTION OF LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE COMBINING OF AN INMATE'S MERITORIOUS EARNED TIME WITH ALLOWANCES EARNED THROUGH CERTAIN OTHER EARLY-RELEASE PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHALL BE NOTIFIED 15 DAYS BEFORE OFFENDERS ARE PLACED UNDER EARNED-RELEASE SUPERVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-603, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE OFFENDERS PLACED UNDER EARNED-RELEASE SUPERVISION TO SUBMIT TO RANDOM CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TESTS; 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 17 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 17 to Feb 5 · stopped19 days
CorrectionsJan 17 to Feb 5 · stopped19 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 17 – Feb 5
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives