Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2804

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Title

Description: Parole; provide that first-time offenders for selling drugs may be eligible for parole.

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

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Corrections
2 01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/08 (S) Amended
5 02/08 (S) Reconsidered
6 02/08 (S) Amendment Failed
7 02/08 (S) Passed   {Vote}
8 02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
9 02/09 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
10 02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
11 02/14 (H) Referred To Corrections
12 02/27 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Replaced by Substitute [S] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   
Lost [S] Substitute No 1 for Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   Voice Vote

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Doxey

Additional Authors: Butler, Chassaniol, Dearing, Harden, Horhn, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan, Posey, Thomas, Walls

Code Section: A 047-0007-0003

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS FOR SELLING A SMALL QUANTITY OF DRUGS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER CONVICTED FOR SELLING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHO MEETS GOOD CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE PAROLE BOARD FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN A PAROLE ELIGIBLE CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENDER MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR PAROLE AFTER SUCH INCLUSION; TO PROVIDE THAT AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMED SERVICES SHALL BE A FACTOR CONSIDERED IN PAROLE ELIGIBILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/08/07 at 15:54.

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