Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 828

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Background

Title

Description: Correctional facilities; prohibit the construction of new jails or prisons within five miles of schools or churches.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 02/06 (H) Referred To Corrections
2 03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Broomfield

Additional Authors: Bailey, Clarke, Ellis, Espy, Fillingane, Green, Burnett, Hines, Martinson, Stevens, Straughter, Thomas, Wells-Smith, West, Calhoun, Dedeaux, Frierson, Gibbs

Code Sections: A 047-0005-0003, A 047-0005-0020, A 019-0003-0041, A 019-0007-0011, A 017-0005-0001, A 047-0001-0039, A 047-0004-0001

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 19-3-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW COUNTY JAIL WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 19-7-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY THAT JOINTLY CONSTRUCT ANY NEW JAIL MAY NOT DO SO WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW MUNICIPAL JAILS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-4-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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