l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 980

Work release program; authorize courts and sheriffs to assign certain convicted offenders to while confined in jail.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE ANY COURT OR SHERIFF TO ASSIGN A NONVIOLENT CONVICTED OFFENDER TO A WORK RELEASE PROGRAM, IF THE OFFENDER IS CONFINED IN JAIL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENDER ASSIGNED TO THE PROGRAM SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SHERIFF OR A PROGRAM DESIGNATED BY THE COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENDER MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM IF RULES ARE VIOLATED; TO PROVIDE THAT WAGES EARNED BY THE OFFENDER MAY, UPON ORDER OF THE COURT, BE PAID TO THE DIRECTOR OR ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PROGRAM AFTER STANDARD PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS ARE PAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENDER, IF APPROVED, MAY MAINTAIN A BANK ACCOUNT AS LONG AS A PHYSICAL ACCOUNTING IS PROVIDED TO THE SHERIFF, ADMINISTRATOR OR THE COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENDER'S WAGES MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO PAY CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT, TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT, FINES, RESTITUTION OR COSTS, INCLUDING FEES FOR OBTAINING A DRIVER'S LICENSE UPON RELEASE; 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

Its course

February 14 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 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days

CorrectionsFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 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 14 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives