Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2975

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Background

Title

Description: Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from purchasing from business employing inmates of another state.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Jackson (32nd)

Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT PRIVATE PRISONS AND STATE AGENCIES MAY NOT BUY GOODS FROM AN ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS INMATES FROM A CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE UNLESS MISSISSIPPI PRISON INDUSTRIES PROVIDES THE GOODS FROM A CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:11.

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