MS HB692 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Sections 99-39-23 And 99-39-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Requests For Dna Testing Are Excepted From The Bar On Second Or Successive Motions For Post-conviction Relief; To Bring Forward Section 99-39-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Requests for DNA testing; clarify that they are excepted from bar on second or successive motions for post-conviction relief.
Sponsors
| Rep. Fred Shanks [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 39 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 99 | 39 | 27 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 99 | 39 | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0692.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0692IN.htm |
