Mississippi Senate Bill 2598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Extend The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Parole Eligibility For Certain Juvenile Homicide Offenders In Compliance With The United States Supreme Court Holding In The Case Of Miller V. Alabama To Bring Forward Section 1 Of Chapter 479, Laws Of 2021, To Amend Section 47-7-5 And Bring Forward Sections 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-15, 47-7-17 And 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer and authorize parole for certain juvenile homicide offenders.

Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	15	New Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	New Code	See Bill Text
47	7	18	New Code	See Bill Text
47	7	3	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/SB2598.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2598IN.htm