MS HB1455 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The "pilot" Designation From The Work Initiative Program; To Remove The Cap On The Number Of Inmates Who May Particiapte In The Work Initiative; To Provide The Work Initiative May Be Conducted At Any Facility Under The Jurisdiction Of The Department Of Corrections Rather Than Just At The Central Mississippi Correctional Facility; To Revise The Amount Of The Inmates' Wages That Are Paid To The Corporation For Administrative Expenses And The Amount The Inmates Save From Their Wages; To Revise The Data Information That Is Reported To The Joint Legislative Committee On Performance Evaluation And Expenditure Review (peer) And To The Corrections And Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force; To Extend The Date Of Repeal On This Section To July 1, 2027; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Work initiative; remove cap on number of inmates who may participate in and revise certain reporting requirements for.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jansen Owen [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-14 - House - House Passed (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Referred To Corrections |
| 2024-03-15 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Passed |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Read the Third Time |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
