Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Prisoners; create medical release program for offenders.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 1 | 01/12 (H) Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 2 | 01/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 01/31 (H) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 6 | 02/07 (S) Referred To Corrections | |
| 7 | 02/27 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Ellis
Additional Authors: Clarke, Henderson, Howell, Huddleston, Smith (35th), Thomas, Scott (80th)
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MEDICAL RELEASE REVIEW BOARD OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES BY WHICH THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AN OFFENDER FOR MEDICAL RELEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEDICAL RELEASE BOARD SHALL VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO PLACE AN OFFENDER ON MEDICAL RELEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT VICTIMS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF AN OFFENDERS CONSIDERATION FOR RELEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFENDER MAY NOT BE PLACED ON MEDICAL RELEASE UNLESS HE HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF HIS SENTENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT DEATH ROW OFFENDERS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL RELEASE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
End Of Document
2001/html/History/HB/HB0851.htm