Mississippi Senate Bill 2806 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Capital City Crime Prevention Program; To Require The Office Of The Attorney General To Contract With A Nongovernmental Organization To Assess Public Safety And Functioning Of The Criminal Justice System In The Capital City To Create A Long-term, Comprehensive Plan; To Create A Multijurisdictional Capital City Crime Prevention Task Force; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Task Force Is To Assist Municipal, County And State Law Enforcement In The Apprehension Of Criminals, The Seizure Of Evidence, The Execution Of Warrants And Other Actions Upon Request By Such Law Enforcement Agency; To Implement The Pilot Program; To Create A Mississippi Backlog Initiative Program To Fund Special Prosecutors And Special Judges To Improve The Criminal Justice System In The Pilot Program County; To Establish A Two-year Pilot Program To Provide Matching Funds For Employers Who Hire Ex-offenders And Provide Part-time And Summer Employment For Youth; To Create A Jail Overcrowding Pilot Program To Provide For Placement Of Alleged Offenders In Surrounding Counties Pending Trial; And For Related Purposes.

Multijurisdictional Capital City Crime Prevention Program; create.

Sen. John Horhn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2014-02-04	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: JB To AP
2014-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2806.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2806IN.htm