l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 122

Expungement; authorize up to three felony convictions to be expunged after 15 years.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE FIRST OFFENDER RESTRICTIONS FOR MISDEMEANOR EXPUNGEMENT; TO AUTHORIZE EXPUNGEMENT FOR UP TO THREE FELONY CONVICTIONS IF 15 YEARS OR MORE HAVE PASSED SINCE A PERSON'S LAST FELONY CONVICTION; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR SUCH EXPUNGEMENT; 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

4 co-sponsors

Sonya Williams-Barnes, Lataisha Jackson, Kabir Karriem, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 8 to March 2, 2021, 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 action10 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 427 days

Judiciary BJan 8 to Jan 2719 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 18 to Mar 2 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

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 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 4 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 4Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Kinkade, Bain and Sanford)
  2. Feb 9Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  5. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 4Motion to Reconsider Entered (Kinkade, Bain, Sanford)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 18Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  10. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate