MS SB2554 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize A Procedure Consistent With Decisions Of The United States Supreme Court And The Mississippi Supreme Court For The Parole Of Certain Offenders Who Were Under The Age Of Eighteen When They Committed The Crimes For Which They Are Sentenced; To Provide For The Procedure To Be Followed Before Certain Juvenile Offenders May Be Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Without The Possibility Of Parole; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Juvenile sentencing; provide criteria for determining parole eligibility and require hearing before imposing life without parole.

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History

DateChamberAction
2022-02-01SenateDied In Committee
2022-01-17SenateReferred To Judiciary, Division B;Corrections

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4773Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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