2019 Regular Session

House Bill 743

Parole eligibility for older offenders; increase age and length of sentence served to be eligible for parole and remove certain crimes for eligibility.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AGE OF AN OLDER OFFENDER FROM 60 TO 65 AND TO INCREASE THE LENGTH OF SENTENCE FROM 10 TO 15 THAT SUCH OFFENDER MUST SERVE ON HIS OR HER SENTENCE BEFORE THE OFFENDER MAY BE PAROLED BY THE PAROLE BOARD, IF THE SENTENCING JUDGE OR IF THE SENTENCING JUDGE IS RETIRED, DISABLED OR INCAPACITATED, THE SENIOR COURT JUDGE AUTHORIZES THE OFFENDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE PAROLE BOARD; TO REMOVE THE CRIMES THAT MAKE SUCH AN OFFENDER INELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-29-139, 47-5-198, 97-3-2, 97-3-21, 97-31-35, 99-19-81, 99-19-83 AND 99-19-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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