l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2252

Special Care Facility for Paroled Inmates; authorize parole for medically frail inmates, licensure and Medicaid reimbursement.

Sent to the Governor on March 10, 2021, and did not become law. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-11-1 AND 43-11-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "SPECIAL CARE FACILITY FOR PAROLED INMATES" AND PRESCRIBE CONDITIONS FOR LICENSURE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-28 AND 47-7-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO GRANT MEDICAL PAROLE TO SUCH SPECIAL CARE FACILITY FOR MEDICALLY FRAIL INMATES AND TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH PAROLE; TO CODIFY SECTION 43-13-117.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR NECESSARY WAIVERS FOR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AT SUCH SPECIAL CARE FACILITY FOR PAROLED INMATES; TO AMEND SECTION 41-7-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE A HEALTH CARE CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, CONVERSION AND OPERATION OF A SPECIAL CARE FACILITY FOR PAROLED INMATES; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

John Horhn

Its course

January 11 to March 12, 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 action12 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJan 11 to Feb 323 days

MedicaidJan 11 to Jan 2716 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Mar 1035 days

MedicaidFeb 26 to Mar 24 days

With the GovernorMar 10 to Mar 12 · stopped2 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 10

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 Senate Jan 11 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 11Referred to the Senate committee on Medicaid
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 4Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Medicaid
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 8Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 10Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 11 – Mar 12

  1. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hood, Deweese and Lamar)
  2. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To MedicaidSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 3PassedSenate
  5. Feb 4Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 26Referred To MedicaidHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hood, Deweese, Lamar)House of Representatives
  12. Mar 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives