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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 464

Parole board; revise notification time frame given to offender's victim for offender release and remove certain prohibition.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections 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 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEFORE AN OFFENDER IS RELEASED ON PAROLE BY THE PAROLE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF A PERIOD OF TIME THAT SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 DAYS, RATHER THAN AN AT LEAST 15 DAYS NOTICE, TO AN OFFENDER'S VICTIM OR THE VICTIM'S FAMILY WHEN AN OFFENDER IS TO BE RELEASED BY THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF A PERIOD OF TIME THAT SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 DAYS, RATHER THAN AN AT LEAST 15 DAYS NOTICE, TO CERTAIN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN AN OFFENDER IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-157 AND 47-5-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE PAROLE BOARD TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION OR PER DIEM IN ADDITION TO THEIR SALARY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 47-7-3, 47-7-3.1 THROUGH 47-7-6, 47-7-13 THROUGH 47-7-19 AND 47-7-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE PAROLE BOARD, FOR PURPOSES OF 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 House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Otis Anthony

Its course

January 18 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days

CorrectionsJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

CorrectionsFeb 18 to Mar 2 · stopped12 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 18 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 18Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsSenate
  6. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate