MS HB515 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - 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 The Person Passes Subjects Of The Mississippi End-of-course Subject Area Testing Program; To Amend Sections 47-5-138, 47-5-142 And 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Section; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-30 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2018-01-08 | House | Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0515.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0515IN.htm |
