Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Subject: CRIMES AND OFFENSES

As of 06/01/04 at 15:57

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HB   2  Restitution center; authorize establishment in            Moak
        southwest Mississippi.                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   3  Corrections; persons convicted of certain crimes shall    Moak
        not be placed in an intensive supervision program.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB   9  Corrections; provide that certain offenders are not       Moak
        eligible for earned-time allowance.                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 103  Loud or vulgar sound systems; prohibit operation in a     Taylor
        public place.                                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 105  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
 *         04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 108  Mississippi Crime Prevention Fund; establish.             Fleming
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 119  Hate crimes; revise application.                          Fleming
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 120  Bombs and explosives; revise law regarding placement      Janus
        and reporting.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 122  Human body; felony to desecrate a body or casket.         Morris
 *         04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 125  Crimes; create misdemeanor offense of leaving child       Fleming
        under nine unattended in a motor vehicle.              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 126  Indecent exposure; revise penalties.                      Zuber
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 131  Firearms; additional penalty for stealing during          Moak
        another crime.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 132  Cyberstalking; establish law prohibiting.                 Moak
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 134  Sentencing; prohibit death sentence when evidence         Fleming
        establishes racial bias in prosecuting or sentencing.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Crimes; create offense of curbstoning.                    Moak
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 161  Motor vehicles; require notice to buyer that vehicle      Moak
        may be salvaged or rebuilt and provide penalties for   
        violations.                                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 222  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers that are       Fleming
  $%    required to conduct criminal background checks on      
        employees.                                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 259  Appropriation; DHS to fund reimbursement program to       Fleming
        child care facilities for background checks.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 339  Alienation of affection; abolish.                         Smith (39th)
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 351  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
   %    provision.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 352  Death of unborn quick child; include in wrongful death    Robinson (84th)
 *      statute.                                               
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 353  Crimes; revise penalties for false reporting of a         Robinson (84th)
        crime.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 355  Crimes; revise penalties for fleeing or eluding a law     Robinson (84th)
        enforcement officer.                                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 356  Absentee ballots; enhance penalties for violations        Robinson (84th)
        regarding.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387  Emergency contraception; provide for sexual assault       Fleming
        victims.                                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 395  Recording private communications; unlawful without        Robinson (84th)
        prior consent of all parties to the communication.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 403  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Watson
 *      repealer (RP).                                         
           04/29 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 436  Standard state monetary assessments for certain           Watson
 * %    violations; extend repealer (RP).                      
           05/12 Approved by Governor
HB 473  Pretrial diversion; include RID program.                  Baker (74th)
 *         04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 478  Cruelty to animals; revise to include felony offenses.    Barnett
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 501  Justifiable homicide; give defense to pregnant women      Robinson (84th)
        who may or may not be in danger that protect fetuses   
        during any phase of pregnancy.                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 518  Mandatory minimum sentences; repeal for nonviolent        Fleming
        crimes.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 534  Bail; prohibit for appeal of sexual battery of a minor    Chism
        conviction.                                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 538  Crimes; misdemeanor to house sex offender where           Fleming
        children are present.                                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 611  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           04/19 Approved by Governor
HB 638  Crimes; revise penalties for cruelty to animals to        Reynolds
        include felony offenses.                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 673  Animals; provide definitions in chapter providing for     Whittington
        crime of cruelty to animals.                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 740  Cruelty to animals; revise.                               Read
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
 * %    divorce filings.                                       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 832  Dogs running at large; revise.                            Bailey
   %       03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 915  Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all    Holland
 * %    new employees.                                         
           05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB 937  Resisting arrest; clarify application to fleeing in       Eaton
        motor vehicle.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 951  DNA testing; allow convicted offenders to use to prove    Clarke
        innocence.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1009  Sexual offenses; remove time limitation on prosecuting    Fredericks
        persons in positions of trust.                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1013  Health care professional students; require criminal       Holland
 * %    background checks and fingerprinting for.              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1033  Criminal background check; health care professional       Smith (39th)
   %    staffing agencies included in entities subject to.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1035  Fleeing law enforcement; create offense, provide          Smith (39th)
 *      penalties and require policy adoption.                 
           05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB1054  Drug and alcohol offenders; first-time nonviolent         Watson
   %    offenders go to rehabilitation.                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1102  Fleeing law enforcement; revise penalties.                Jennings
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1126  Bail agents; require criminal background checks.          Rogers (61st)
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1136  Kidnapping; revise offense.                               Bailey
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1145  Deadly force; revise for protection of property.          Calhoun
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1160  Animal cruelty; revise penalties.                         Hudson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1188  Substitute teachers; authorize certain private firms to   Jennings
 * %    perform background checks on.                          
           04/15 (S) Died In Committee
HB1205  Criminal records; require permanent storage.              Broomfield
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1246  Animal cruelty; revise provisions and penalties.          Bondurant *
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1266  Suspended sentences; auto insurance fines not to be       Chism
        suspended.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1274  Criminal background checks; exempt allied-health          Montgomery
   %    college and high school students from requirements for.
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1281  Habitual offender; no plea bargaining for violent         Formby
        offenders.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1282  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1286  Comprehensive Crime Restitution and Reimbursement Act;    Formby
        create.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1289  Killing unborn child; revise.                             Wells-Smith
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1295  Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe          Franks
        penalties whenever injury or death results.            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1297  Crimes; prohibit introduction of virus in computer.       Moore
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1298  Crimes; create offense of knowingly exposing another      Moore
 *      person to HIV.                                         
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB1300  Child care service; prohibit employment with if           Moore
   %    convicted of certain crimes.                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1301  Sex crime offenders; require disclosure of convictions    Moore
        to volunteer organizations.                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1310  Crimes; allow expunction of records for persons who       Myers
        pled guilty after certain date.                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1321  Child care service; prohibit employment with if           Formby
        convicted of sex offenses.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1328  Vote fraud; revise penalty.                               Moore
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1329  Capital murder; apply to multiple murders.                Moore
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1331  Rape; death penalty for conviction if victim is aged 13   Moore
        or under.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1340  Sex offenders; require disclosure to volunteer            Moore
 *      organizations.                                         
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1346  Criminal background checks; exempt students in health     Holland
   %    related professions schools from requirements for.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1348  Parole; add certain offense for which convicted           Malone
        offenders must serve 85% of sentence before eligible   
        for.                                                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1361  Sexual offenses; provide opportunity for filing actions   Hines
        of childhood sexual abuse.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1391  Mississippi Crime Victims' Compensation Act; transfer     Peranich
        administration to the Attorney General's Office.       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1400  Criminal background checks; entities that contract with   Smith (59th)
   %    licensed entities are subject to requirement for.      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1419  Animal cruelty; revise crime and its elements.            Holland
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1439  Extortion; clarify offense.                               McBride
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1495  Criminal records; certain information not exempt from     Smith (39th)
        Public Records Act.                                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1497  Criminal information; provide immediate access from       Gunn
   %    Mississippi Justice Information Center.                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1520  Crimes; enhanced penalty for using firearm during         Smith (39th)
        commission of felony.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1524  Reckless endangerment; create offense.                    Smith (39th)
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1533  Parole; restrict nonviolent crimes for which first        Moak
        offenders can be eligible for parole.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1559  Murder and capital murder; provide for inclusion of       Moak
        lesser offenses.                                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
SB2037  Emmitt Lewis Till Victims' Compensation Fund; create.     Walls
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2079  Health care professional/vocational-technical students;   Burton
   %    require criminal history background checks.            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2166  Law enforcement officers; create offense of fleeing or    Flowers
 *      eluding.                                               
           05/03 Approved by Governor
SB2198  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of a certain age are     Chamberlin
   %    passengers.                                            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2206  DUI; certain convicts to serve prison term in county      Jackson (32nd)
 * %    jail.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2231  Law enforcement officer; fleeing or eluding a primary     Carmichael
        offense.                                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2244  Criminal records; certain young offenders may expunge.    Walls
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2263  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2265  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations when       Tollison
 *      committed against a child.                             
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2285  Contempt of the Legislature; prescribe crime for.         Chaney
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2290  Murder; revise penalty to 25 years to life instead of     Doxey
        just life.                                             
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2312  Human corpse; create felony of desecration of.            Mettetal
 *         04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2378  Anhydrous ammonia; make unlawful to break valve on tank   Hyde-Smith
        with intent to steal anhydrous ammonia.                
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2397  Animal cruelty; create felony level of offense.           Dearing
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2403  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations to that    Burton
        for rape.                                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2404  Vulnerable adults; revise sexual battery and fondling.    Burton
 *         04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2411  Crime Victims' rights; clarify.                           Albritton
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2414  Crime victims' compensation; additional fee against       Albritton
   %    misdemeanants in court discretion.                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
 * %    employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           05/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
 *      offense.                                               
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
 * %    authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2554  Sex offenders; prohibit from owning, working for, or      Ross
 * %    volunteering for a child care service.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2558  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations to that    Nunnelee
        for rape.                                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2569  Health care employee criminal background check            Nunnelee
   %    procedures; may be used by professional staffing       
        agencies.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2570  Crimes; clarify crime of sex behind bars between law      Huggins
        enforcement personnel and prisoner.                    
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2576  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; increase the      King
   %    penalty for fraudulently obtaining certain tags.       
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2579  Firearms; enhancement of penalty for use in commission    Tollison
 *      of any felony.                                         
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2607  Health care worker criminal background check              Burton
 * %    requirements; do not apply to certain students         
        performing clinical training.                          
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2614  Reckless endangerment; create crime of.                   Tollison
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2627  Drug paraphernalia; revise definition and penalty for     Dawkins *
        selling or offering for sale.                          
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2645  Crime victims' compensation; additional fee against       Albritton
   %    misdemeanants in court discretion.                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2656  Assault; create crime of indecent assault.                Albritton
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2699  Assault; revise conditions for enhanced penalties         Thames
        dependent on victim status.                            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2702  Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties.     Tollison
 *         04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2703  Animal cruelty; revise.                                   Tollison
 *         04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2704  Crimes; revise penalties for cruelty to animals to        Tollison
        include felony offenses.                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2747  Health care worker criminal background check              Nunnelee
        requirements; do not apply to students performing      
        clinical training.                                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2810  HIV; establish crime of exposure to.                      White
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2814  Sale on consignment; failure to pay proceeds              Jackson (15th)
        constitutes false pretense.                            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2869  Feticide; revise offense.                                 Nunnelee
 *         05/06 Approved by Governor
SB2879  Criminal statute for nonpayment of child support;         Nunnelee
        revise.                                                
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2883  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2922  Criminal sentencing; allow judge to impose harsher        Tollison
        sentence.                                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2938  Sex crimes; reports to be confidential.                   White
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2943  Open records; apply to certain arrest records.            Tollison
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2950  Criminal information; provide immediate access from       White
   %    Mississippi Justice Information Center.                
           04/14 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2954  Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.             Tollison
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2994  Illegal immigrants; impose restrictions, create new       Kirby
        crime of false documentation.                          
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB3003  Animal cruelty; revise offense.                           Dawkins
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee

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