Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
George Flaggs, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law7
Corrections; reenact and remove repealer on general inmate authority of the Department of Corrections.
Revocation of offender's earned-release supervision; allow time spent on supervision before revocation be applied to sentence.
Parole; time served on a parole before revocation to be credited toward offender's original sentence.
Regimented inmate discipline program at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; repeal section of law on.
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; authorize any state offender to be housed at.
Department of Corrections; revise the amount of contracts that must be approved by the Public Procurement Review Board.
Public Transit Task Force; revise membership and deadline for recommendations of.
Passed the House4
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System; increase fee charged by Department of Public Safety for deposit in.
Suffrage; restore to Herman Parker, Jr., of Warren County.
Warren County; authorize contributions to various organizations.
Suffrage; restore to Harvey L. Jackson of Warren County.
Out of committee5
Intensive supervision program; extend repealer and allow any time served by offender on intensive supervision probation to be credited toward sentence.
Bedridden nonviolent state offenders; authorize Commissioner of Corrections to place on conditional medical release.
Any time spent by offenders under field supervision of Community Services Division of DOC; require credit toward sentences of offenders.
Male death row inmates; may be housed at appropriate maximum security facility instead of State Penitentiary at Parchman.
Trusties who are authorized to accumulate additional earned time; revise.
In committee14
Firearms; prohibit altering serial number.
Commissioner and medical director of Department of Corrections; authorize to make end-of-life decisions for certain inmates.
Trusty status offenders; revise crimes that make offenders eligible for additional earned time.
Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility; reenact and extend repealer on.
Uniform Law On Paternity; clarify jurisdiction.
"Community Corrections Performance Measurement Act"; create.
Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for licensed professional counselors.
Municipal and circuit clerks; require to forward campaign finance reports within 10 days of receipt from a candidate.
Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; new legislators not members and current legislators don't earn additional credit.
"The Recidivism and Reduction Act"; create.
Swift and Certain Sanctions Act; create.
Corrections; create "Earned Compliance Credit Act".
"Juvenile Offender Performance Incentive Funding Act"; create.
Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William R. 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway."
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Passed the House · 1
Consumer Installment Loan Act; create.
In committee · 13
Financial Literacy Programs; expand grades in which school districts may implement.
Gubernatorial pardon; require applicant to give notice to district attorney to hold public hearing.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Mortgages; establish foreclosure procedures giving borrowers a chance to modify their loans first.
Locksmiths; provide for licensing of.
Inmate Welfare Fund; establish certain rules and regulations for.
School guidance counselors; establish pilot program in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy or school violence.
Weapons; prohibit discharge near petroleum products.
Stillborn children; require death certificate for, and require notice to parents that they may obtain birth certificate for.
MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax incentives for qualified businesses located in.
Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.