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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2859

Offender Community Work Programs; require MDOC transparency in approving counties for participation in.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives'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 SECTIONS 47-5-401 AND 47-5-451, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED FOR A COUNTY TO RECEIVE STATE OFFENDERS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE WORK PROGRAMS AND JOINT STATE-COUNTY WORK PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PUBLISH THESE STANDARDS ON ITS WEBSITE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RESPOND TO A COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR STATE OFFENDERS FOR THESE PROGRAMS WITHIN 60 DAYS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 47-5-931 AND 47-5-933, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE HOUSING OF OFFENDERS IN REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 21 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 1424 days

CorrectionsJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

CorrectionsFeb 20 to Mar 5 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 14

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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 14Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 19Sent to the House
  2. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 14Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 14AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 14Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 19Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 20Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives