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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 844

State Parole Board; require to solicit recommendations from and provide notification to certain individuals before parole hearing.

Became law as Chapter 459, Laws of 2024, signed April 30, 2024, 88 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PAROLE BOARD TO SOLICIT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS BEFORE A PAROLE HEARING WHENEVER SUCH HEARING IS FOR ANY OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PAROLE BOARD TO NOTIFY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A SET PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE A PAROLE HEARING; 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 2 to April 30, 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 action19 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 734 days

CorrectionsFeb 2 to Feb 2220 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 832 days

CorrectionsMar 19 to Mar 278 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 8 to Apr 2719 days

With the GovernorApr 27 to Apr 303 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 2 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 7Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 8 – Apr 8

  1. Mar 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 8Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 10 – Apr 27

  1. Apr 10Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Apr 15Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Apr 16Conferees named in the House: Currie, Horan and Rushing
  4. Apr 18Conferees named in the Senate: Barnett, Sparks and Barrett
  5. Apr 22Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Apr 23Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Apr 25Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Apr 27Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 27 – Apr 30

  1. Apr 27Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 30Approved by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 19Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  6. Mar 27Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Apr 8AmendedSenate
  8. Apr 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Apr 10Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  10. Apr 15Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 16Conferees Named Currie,Horan,RushingHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 18Conferees Named Barnett,Sparks,BarrettSenate
  13. Apr 22Conference Report FiledSenate
  14. Apr 22Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 23Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  16. Apr 25Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 27Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 27Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  19. Apr 30Approved by GovernorGovernor