Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 166

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Title

Description: Sentencing; revise 85% rule to apply only to violent offenders.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Penitentiary
2 01/24 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JB To PE
3 01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PE To JB
4 01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/01 (H) Amended
7 02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
8 02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 02/07 (S) Referred To Judiciary
10 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Adopted [H] Amendment No 3

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Ishee

Additional Author: Mayo

Code Sections: A 047-0005-0138, A 047-0007-0003

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-138 AND 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT CRIMES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE MANDATORY EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT SENTENCING PROVISIONS; TO DEFINE NONVIOLENT CRIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/27/01 at 01:02.

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