Mississippi Senate Bill 2876 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

An Act Entitled The "mississippi Correctional Safety And Rehabilitation Act Of 2021"; To Amend Section 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Conditions For Parole Eligibility And To Provide Limitations On Inmate Eligibility To Petition The Sentencing Court For Parole Eligibility If The Inmate Is Serving A Sentence For A Crime Of Violence Or Nonviolence; To Reenact And Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Inmate Case Planning And To Prescribe Dates For The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Complete Case Plans For Parole-eligible Inmates To Ensure That The Plan Is Achievable; To Reenact And Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Minimum Time Offenders Convicted Of A Crime Of Violence Must Serve Before Release And A Minimum Percentage Of Other Sentences Other Offenders Must Serve Before Release; To Amend Section 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Affirmative Vote Of At Least Three Members Of The Mississippi Parole Board To Grant Parole To An Inmate Convicted Of A Crime Of Violence After June 30 1995; To Amend Section 47-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require An Affirmative Vote Of At Least Four Members Of The Mississippi Parole Board To Grant Parole To A Sex Offender; To Amend Section 47-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Section 47-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Victim Or Designated Family Member Shall Be Provided An Opportunity To Be Heard By The Parole Board Prior To A Parole Decision; To Amend Section 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Parole Hearings For Sex Offenders; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2021"; enact.

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Corrections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	7	18	Amended 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/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2876.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2876IN.htm