Mississippi Senate Bill 2258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Parole Board To Review And Approve The Release Of An Offender Under The Earned-time Allowance Program; To Establish The Procedure To Be Followed By The Parole Board In Reviewing The Mississippi Department Of Corrections' Recommendation To Place An Offender Under Earned-release Supervision; To Authorize A Hearing Be Held Regarding The Proposed Release Of An Offender And That Certain Notice Be Provided To Victims Regarding Such Release, Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Sections 47-5-138 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 47-5-177, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Local Law Enforcement Officials Shall Be Notified 15 Days Before Offenders Are Placed Under Earned-release Supervision; And For Related Purposes.

Earned-release supervision; Parole Board to approve before offender is released on.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	5	138	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	177	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2258.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2258IN.htm