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 908
Notice requirements prior to release of offenders by Department of Corrections, certain; shall be applicable only when releasing violent offenders.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' MINIMUM 15 DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS PROVIDED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF AN OFFENDER, SHALL ONLY APPLY WHEN AN OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MINIMUM 15 DAY NOTICE OF RELEASE THAT IS GIVEN TO THE VICTIM OF AN OFFENSE BY THE PAROLE BOARD SHALL ONLY BE PROVIDED TO THE VICTIM IF THE OFFENDER, WHO IS TO BE RELEASED, HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE; 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 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
CorrectionsJan 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 Corrections
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives