Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 317
Earned-discharge credits; authorize offenders on probation/parole to earn for participation in faith-based activities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER WHO IS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE MAY BE AWARDED EARNED-DISCHARGE CREDIT IF HE OR SHE PARTICIPATES IN FAITH-BASED ACTIVITIES; 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 10 to March 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 1031 days
CorrectionsJan 10 to Jan 2919 days
In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 days
CorrectionsFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 10 – Feb 10
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Corrections
- Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 4
- Feb 11Sent to the Senate
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred To CorrectionsSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate