Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Corrections
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent52
3% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out29%
15 of 52; 37 stopped in committee
Time in committee9 days
most between 4 and 9 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202645 bills
reported 49% · typically 9 days, most 9–14 · 0 amendments · 17 members
202550 bills
reported 54% · typically 14 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202454 bills
reported 37% · typically 9 days, most 9–24 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202333 bills
reported 15% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202263 bills
reported 40% · typically 11 days, most 7–19 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202152 bills
reported 29% · typically 9 days, most 4–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202073 bills
reported 36% · typically 5 days, most 0–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201963 bills
reported 11% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201863 bills
reported 33% · typically 13 days, most 3–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201766 bills
reported 12% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201662 bills
reported 10% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201558 bills
reported 43% · typically 6 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201448 bills
reported 46% · typically 7 days, most 6–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201337 bills
reported 35% · typically 6 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201263 bills
reported 51% · typically 7 days, most 1–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201125 bills
reported 0% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201038 bills
reported 26% · typically 10 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
200941 bills
reported 24% · typically 9 days, most 3–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200867 bills
reported 48% · typically 10 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
52 bills
Senate Bill 2279 · Parole and earned release; criminalize absconding.
Sent February 25, 2021 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2553 · State offenders in county jail; MDOC to pay increased rate to county to expedite removal of.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2574 · Reentry courts; create pilot reentry court, and establish rehab and workforce development program at MDOC.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2795 · "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; enact.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 466 · Inmate Welfare Fund; require DOC to expend unused portions of the fund on reentry purposes.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 933 · Child support payment; suspend obligation to pay when the person to pay is incarcerated.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 796 · Habitual offender; revise penalties for.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 229 · Appropriation; MDOC to pay regional facilities $34.00 per day for each state inmate.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 242 · Joint state-county work program; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 243 · Regional correctional facilities; increase daily amount paid to certain facilities for the housing of state offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 396 · Conjugal visits; require Department of Corrections to provide for married inmates.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 398 · Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 399 · Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 401 · Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 408 · Mississippi Prison Industries; require to pay inmates federal minimum wage for inmate labor.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 409 · Department of Corrections; require implementation of an Extended Family Visitation Program for eligible offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 420 · Conditions of probation; clarify that courts may provide certain treatment for veterans when placed on probation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 445 · Private correctional facilities contractor; must have ability to use local vendors when providing services to offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 448 · Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 464 · Parole board; revise notification time frame given to offender's victim for offender release and remove certain prohibition.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
32 more
House Bill 465 · Compassionate Parole Eligibility Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 466 · Inmate Welfare Fund; require DOC to expend unused portions of the fund on reentry purposes.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 468 · Bail procedures; revise.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 523 · State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 525 · Corrections omnibus bill; enact.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 537 · Cell phones and certain other contraband; provide enhanced penalties for offenders and correctional employees.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 557 · Nonadjudication; authorize completion of workforce training or similar training as an option for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 620 · "Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2021"; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 649 · Department of Corrections; authorize to administer the "Halfway House Grant Program."
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 650 · DOC's evaluation of requests for proposals for canteen services; require interested third parties to have reasonable prices for services.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 653 · Violent offenders, certain; may be paroled by Parole Board if sentencing judge authorizes parole consideration.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 675 · Parole Board; revise notifications time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 676 · Department of Corrections; revise notification period given to local law enforcement when offender is to be released.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 747 · Work release program; authorize pilot program to authorize sheriff to assign offenders to while confined in jail.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 882 · Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 892 · Task force to address the disparity of African-American males in the judicial system; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 928 · Commissioner of Corrections and community corrections; bring forward various sections relating to.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 929 · Reentry for offenders; bring forward certain sections relating to.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 935 · Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenses and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 961 · Department of Corrections; provide certain educational programs for adult offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1051 · Mississippi Prison Education Reform Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1088 · Department of Corrections; increase per diem rate paid to regionals for housing of state offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1106 · Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1107 · Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1108 · Habitual offender law; authorize parole eligibility if offender served 10 years of a sentence of 40 years or more.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1110 · DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1111 · Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1112 · Corrections Inspection Council; establish.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1174 · Department of Corrections; authorize to provide for hospice care services to inmates with a terminal illness.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1216 · Correctional system cost-per-day reviews; transfer responsibility from PEER to MDOC.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1225 · Nonviolent offenders; require certain segregated housing, repeal 85% rule, expand authority of judge to make eligible for parole.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 63 · Regional correctional facilities; prohibit from operating as a private correctional facility.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days