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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 928

Commissioner of Corrections and community corrections; bring forward various sections relating to.

Became law as Chapter 430, Laws of 2021, signed April 9, 2021, 81 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO DESIGNATE AN EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHALL BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE PAROLE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION OR PER DIEM IN ADDITION TO THEIR SALARIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-37-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTIFICATES OF REHABILITATION FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF CRIMES UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IN STATE MILITARY COURT OR IN OTHER STATES; 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

January 18 to April 9, 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 action28 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days

CorrectionsJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 933 days

CorrectionsFeb 18 to Mar 111 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Apr 123 days

With the GovernorApr 1 to Apr 98 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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. Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 4 – Mar 9

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Horan and Mickens)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  5. Reported as amended from CR to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  7. Amended in the Senate
  8. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Apr 1

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Horan, Cockerham and Felsher
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Barnett, Wiggins and Simmons (12th)
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  10. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Horan, Mickens and Bell (65th))
  11. Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  12. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  13. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 1 – Apr 9

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 28 actions, as published