Mississippi House Bill 824 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "mississippi Statewide Crime Prevention Initiative Fund;" To Provide That All Funds Received By Any State Entity From The United States Bureau Of Justice Assistance's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Shall Be Deposited Into The Special Fund; To Provide That The Monies In This Fund Shall Be Expended, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, Only On Evidence-based Crime Prevention Programs, Drug Treatment Programs, Indigent Defense And Community Corrections Programs; To Provide That In Making Appropriations From The Fund, The Legislature Shall Consider The Recommendations Of An Advisory Committee; To Provide That Circuit Court Clerks Shall Forward Reports Of Individuals Being Held For Trial, Grand Jury Action Or Extradition, Submitted In Accordance With The Mississippi Rules Of Criminal Procedure, Rule 8.5(c), To The Administrative Office Of Courts, The Attorney General, And The Office Of State Public Defender; And For Related Purposes.

Special fund; create for deposit of funds from Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Rep. Joel Bomgar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-11	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0824.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0824IN.htm