MS HB583 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - 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 Sections 47-5-138 And 47-5-142, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0583.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0583IN.htm |
