Mississippi House Bill 908 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Corrections' Minimum 15 Day Notice Requirement, Which Is Provided To Local Law Enforcement Prior To The Release Of An Offender, Shall Only Apply When An Offender Who Has Been Convicted Of Committing A Crime Of Violence, Is Scheduled To Be Released; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum 15 Day Notice Of Release That Is Given To The Victim Of An Offense By The Parole Board Shall Only Be Provided To The Victim If The Offender, Who Is To Be Released, Has Been Convicted Of Committing A Crime Of Violence; And For Related Purposes.

Notice requirements prior to release of offenders by Department of Corrections, certain; shall be applicable only when releasing violent offenders.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0908.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0908IN.htm