Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 509
Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER WHO HAS COMMITTED A CRIME OF VIOLENCE ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1995, BUT BEFORE JULY 1, 2014, MAY BE PAROLED BY THE PAROLE BOARD IF THE SENTENCING JUDGE AUTHORIZES THE OFFENDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE CONSIDERATION AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS SERVED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS OF HIS OR HER SENTENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 4 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped28 days
CorrectionsFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped28 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 Feb 4 – Mar 3
- Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Judiciary B
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Corrections;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives