Mississippi House Bill 203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Required Notice For A Parole Hearing That Is Sent By The State Parole Board To A Victim Of A Crime Or To The Designee Of The Immediate Family, In Case Of Homicide, Must Be Sent By Certified Mail Whenever An Offender Has A Scheduled Parole Hearing; To Require That Such Notice Be Sent Not Only To The Designee Of The Immediate Family Of A Homicide Victim But Also To The Immediate Family Members Of A Homicide Victim; And For Related Purposes.

Parole Board hearings; provide that required notification be sent via certified mail to crime victim and immediate family members of homicide victim.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Corrections;Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0203.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.htm