Mississippi House Bill 675 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce From At Least 15 Days To 48 Hours The Time Period That A Victim Of An Offender, Or The Victim's Family, Must Be Notified By The Parole Board When The Offender Is To Be Released By The Board; To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Corrections To Provide A 48-hour Notice Of Release, Rather Than An At Least 15-day Notice, To Certain Local Law Enforcement Officials When An Offender Is Scheduled For Release; And For Related Purposes.

Parole Board; revise notifications time frame given to victim when the offender is to be released by.

Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes [D]

Rep. Abe Hudson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	5	177	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0675.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0675IN.htm