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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2242

Inmate work release program; authorize to perform services for MDOT.

Became law as Chapter 458, Laws of 2025, signed April 10, 2025, 80 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-401, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH AN INMATE WORK PROGRAM WHERE STATE INMATES CAN WORK FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO EMPOWER THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS; TO REQUIRE WORK PARTICIPANTS TO UTILIZE THEIR WAGES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-547, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO WORK WITH MAGCOR IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Albert Butler

Its course

January 20 to April 10, 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 action20 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1021 days

CorrectionsJan 20 to Jan 299 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Feb 2717 days

CorrectionsFeb 13 to Feb 2613 days

Back in the SenateFeb 27 to Apr 335 days

With the GovernorApr 3 to Apr 107 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Feb 27Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Feb 28 – Apr 3

  1. Feb 28Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 7Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Barnett, Brumfield and Chassaniol
  4. Mar 19Conferees named in the House: Currie, Grady and Faulkner
  5. Mar 27Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 28Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 3 – Apr 10

  1. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 10Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 13Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 27Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 28Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 7Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 18Conferees Named Barnett,Brumfield,ChassaniolSenate
  13. Mar 19Conferees Named Currie,Grady,FaulknerHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 27Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 27Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 28Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  17. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 3Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  19. Apr 3Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 10Approved by GovernorGovernor