MS SB2235 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "technical Violation" To Exclude Any Act That Is Classified As A Crime Of Violence; To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Revocation For Persons Who Commit Crimes Of Violence While On Parole; To Provide That The Parole Board Shall Refer Such Matters To The Appropriate District Attorney For Prosecution; To Amend Section 47-7-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Probationer Or Parolee Is Arrested For A New Criminal Offense, He Shall Be Returned To The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Serve The Remainder Of His Original Sentence; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Technical violations; revise definition for purposes of parole revocation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-03SenateDied In Committee
2020-01-31SenateReferred To Judiciary, Division B

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