Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 167

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Description: Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by excluding nonviolent crimes.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Penitentiary
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committees:

• Judiciary B
• Penitentiary

Principal Author: Flaggs

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 01/30/01 at 18:18.

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