Mississippi House Bill 18 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When The Governor Requests That The State Parole Board Investigate An Applicant For A Clemency Recommendation, The Board Shall Keep Files Pertaining To The Investigation And Shall Develop A Tracking Mechanism For Such Files; To Require The Board To Spread Upon Its Official Minutes Either The Board's Support Or Nonsupport Of A Pardon Recommendation; To Amend Section 47-7-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections To Keep Certain Files And Make Certain Reports Regarding Clemency Investigations; And For Related Purposes.

Parole Board and DOC; require to keep certain information when investigating an applicant for clemency recommendation.

Rep. Cecil Brown [D]

Rep. Sherra Hillman Lane [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	House	Died On Calendar
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-02-03	House	DR - TSDP: AP To CN
2015-01-21	House	DR - TSDP: CN To AP
2015-01-06	House	Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0018.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0018IN.htm