Mississippi House Bill 980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Any Court Or Sheriff To Assign A Nonviolent Convicted Offender To A Work Release Program, If The Offender Is Confined In Jail; To Provide That The Offender Assigned To The Program Shall Be Under The Supervision Of The Sheriff Or A Program Designated By The Court; To Provide That The Offender May Be Removed From The Program If Rules Are Violated; To Provide That Wages Earned By The Offender May, Upon Order Of The Court, Be Paid To The Director Or Administrator Of The Program After Standard Payroll Deductions Are Paid; To Provide That The Offender, If Approved, May Maintain A Bank Account As Long As A Physical Accounting Is Provided To The Sheriff, Administrator Or The Court; To Provide That The Offender's Wages May Be Distributed To Pay Certain Travel Expenses Related To His Or Her Employment, To Pay Child Support, Fines, Restitution Or Costs, Including Fees For Obtaining A Driver's License Upon Release; And For Related Purposes.

Work release program; authorize courts and sheriffs to assign certain convicted offenders to while confined in jail.

Rep. Brent Powell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-14	House	Referred To Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0980.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0980IN.htm