Mississippi House Bill 451 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 21-23-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How Bail For A Defendant May Be Determined By The Court; To Allow A Defendant To File A Motion To Reduce Or Set Aside The Bail Requirement; To Authorize The Defendant To Waive An Appearance Before The Judge And Execute An Appearance Bond In An Amount Determined By The Court From The Bond Guidelines Set Out In The Mississippi Rules Of Civil Procedure And Agree To Appear At A Specified Time And Place; To Amend Section 99-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Amount Of Bail For A Defendant Shall Be Presumed Necessary And Reasonable; And For Related Purposes.

Bail; revise how the amount is determined and authorize certain options for the defendant.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

2023-02-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2023-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Passed
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-12	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	23	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	5	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0451.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0451IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0451PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370042.pdf