Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2597
Correctional facilities; revise penalty for bringing a controlled substance onto the property of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-198, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANDATORY SENTENCE AND FINE IMPOSED FOR BRINGING ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR NARCOTIC DRUG INTO OR POSSESSING ANY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR NARCOTIC DRUG WITHIN ANY STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, COUNTY JAIL, MUNICIPAL JAIL OR OTHER JAIL; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
CorrectionsJan 18 to Jan 268 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 26 to Feb 2 · stopped7 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Judiciary, Division B
- Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from CR to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Corrections;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: CR To JBSenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate