l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1291

Department of Corrections; authorize to create a statewide work release program at facilities that house state inmates.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO CREATE A STATEWIDE WORK RELEASE PROGRAM AT ANY FACILITY THAT IS APPROVED TO HOUSE STATE OFFENDERS, WHICH IS TO INCLUDE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFENDER PARTICIPATION FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT ELIGIBLE INMATES MAY REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND A THIRD-PARTY COORDINATOR SHALL SELECT INMATES FOR ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM, WITH OVERSIGHT FROM THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM IF RULES ARE VIOLATED; TO PROVIDE THAT WAGES EARNED BY THE OFFENDER SHALL BE UTILIZED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT, FINES, RESTITUTION AND OTHER EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY A CERTAIN DAILY AMOUNT TO COUNTIES THAT HOUSE INMATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE COORDINATOR TO COLLECT CERTAIN DATA PERTAINING TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH DATA SHALL BE SHARED WITH THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER) AND THE CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE; 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

February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

CorrectionsFeb 19 to Feb 289 days

Appropriations AFeb 28 to Mar 5 · stopped6 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Appropriations A
  2. Feb 28Reported as a committee substitute from CN to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Corrections;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 28DR - TSDPCS: CN To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives