Mississippi House Bill 69 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the Juvenile Offender Parole And Rehabilitation Act"; To Amend Section 47-7-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "adult", "juvenile", "minor" And "youthful" Under The Probation And Parole Law; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person Was Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time He Or She Committed An Offense And Such Person Is Not Otherwise Eligible For Parole At An Earlier Date, Then The Person Shall Be Eligible For Parole After Serving Twenty Years Of His Or Her Sentence; To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

"The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act"; enact.

Rep. Daryl Porter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-04	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0069.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0069IN.htm