Mississippi Senate Bill 2352 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifications For Members Of The State Parole Board To Consist Of Members With Backgrounds In Law Enforcement, Criminal Defense Law, Prosecutorial Law And Business; To Provide For An Executive Secretary Of The State Parole Board; To Amend Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement To Hold Parole Hearings At The Mississippi State Penitentiary; To Require That Parole Hearings Be Made Available To The Public Via Internet Webcast; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Notice Of Parole Hearings To Be Published On The Mississippi Department Of Corrections' Website; To Amend Notice Requirements To Victims And Certain Family Members Of Victims; And For Related Purposes.

Parole Board; prescribe qualifications for the board and post parole hearings on DOC website.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-12	Senate	Referred To Corrections;Government Structure

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2352.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2352IN.htm