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 915
MS Prison Industries Corporation; may utilize county or municipal inmate labor under certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-555, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES CORPORATION TO UTILIZE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY INMATE LABOR IF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INMATE LABOR FOR PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-539, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN EXCEPTION TO ALLOW THE HIRING OF CERTAIN PRISONS; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY OR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT INMATE LABOR TO THE CORPORATION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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