Mississippi House Bill 1300

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the Clean Slate Act"; To Authorize The Automatic Expungement Of Crimes That Would Otherwise Require A Petition; To Require The Department Of Corrections, In Conjunction With The Administrative Office Of Courts And The Mississippi Criminal Information Center, To Create Rules And Regulations That Allow Any Court In This State That Is Authorized To Grant An Expunction To Verify Whether Any Person Convicted Has Completed The Terms And Conditions Of The Person's Conviction; To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For Filing A Petition For Expungement; To Amend Sections 9-11-15 And 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Justice Courts To Automatically Expunge The Conviction Of Certain First Time Offenders; To Amend Section 45-27-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Authorize Copies Of Expunction Sent To The Mississippi Criminal Information Center To Be Used For Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Sections 99-15-26 And 99-15-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Court To Expunge The Record Of Any Case In Which Charges Are Dismissed; To Repeal Section 99-19-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Petition Fees For Expunction; To Amend Section 47-5-28, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Conform To This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-7, 45-34-3, 45-1-45, And 45-27-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 45-27-11 And 45-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

"The Mississippi Clean State Act"; create to authorize automatic expungement of certain convictions.

Rep. Lawrence Blackmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	23	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	1	45	New Code	See Bill Text
45	27	11	New Code	See Bill Text
45	27	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	27	7	New Code	See Bill Text
45	27	9	New Code	See Bill Text
45	34	3	New Code	See Bill Text
45	34	5	New Code	See Bill Text
47	5	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text
9	11	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	15	26	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	15	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	19	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	19	72	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1300.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1300IN.htm