Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 712
Youthful Offender Law; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER LAW; TO AUTHORIZE ANY CIRCUIT COURT TO SENTENCE AN OFFENDER AS A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IF THE OFFENDER COMMITTED AN OFFENSE BEFORE THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE AND IS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR IF THE OFFENDER IS A JUVENILE DELINQUENT WHO HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE YOUTH COURT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SENTENCING OPTIONS THAT THE COURT MAY IMPOSE ON THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION AND TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL ON THAT SECTION, AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 29 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Mar 5 · stopped36 days
Judiciary BJan 29 to Mar 5 · stopped36 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 29 – Mar 5
- Jan 29Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 29Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives