MS HB955 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Courts From Suspending The Sentences Of Persons And Placing Such Persons On Probation If Such Persons Have Been Convicted Of Committing Certain Sex Crimes Against Physically Helpless Persons; To Amend Sections 47-7-33 And 47-7-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Sex crimes against "physically helpless persons"; prohibit courts from suspending sentences for persons who committed.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Referred To Corrections;Judiciary B |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0955.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0955IN.htm |
