l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 629

Expungement; clarify procedures in all courts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 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 CLARIFY EXPUNGEMENT PROCEDURES IN ALL COURTS, FOR PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS, DISMISSAL OF ARRESTS, DISMISSAL OF CHARGES AND DUI CONVICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE EXPUNGEMENT FROM THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES FOR DUI PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO EXPUNGEMENT IN PRE-TRIAL COMPLETION LANGUAGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-15-26, 41-29-150, 9-11-15 AND 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-15-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EXPUNGEMENT WHEN CASES ARE DISMISSED OR CHARGES ARE DROPPED; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-15-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE EXPUNGEMENT OF THOSE PERSONS NOT FORMALLY CHARGED WITH A CRIME; TO REPEAL SECTION 9-23-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF INTERVENTION COURT PARTICIPANTS UPON COMPLETION OF INTERVENTION COURT; 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

Christopher M. Bell

Its course

January 14 to March 1, 2022, 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 14 to Jan 2713 days

Judiciary BJan 14 to Jan 206 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 1 · stopped33 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 4 to Mar 1 · stopped25 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 House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jan 27

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 27Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 28 – Mar 1

  1. Jan 28Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 20Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 28Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate