MS HB287 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide That A Nonviolent Offender Who Is Incarcerated By The Department Of Corrections Shall Have His Or Her Sentence Reduced By A Certain Percentage If Such Person Passes Subjects Of The Mississippi End-of-course Subject Area Testing Program; To Amend Section 47-5-138, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Nonviolent offenders; authorize reduction of sentences for passage of end-of-course subject area tests by the offenders.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2015-01-12 | House | Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0287.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0287IN.htm |
