Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1389

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Meritorious earned time; allow sentence to be reduced by up to one-third of period of confinement.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Banks

Additional Authors: Coleman (29th), Creel, Evans, Flaggs, Fleming, Fredericks, Gibbs, Holloway, Huddleston, Middleton, Watson

Code Section: A 047-0005-0142

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-142, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW AN INMATE TO RECEIVE MERITORIOUS EARNED TIME ALLOWANCE OF UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE PERIOD OF CONFINEMENT IMPOSED BY THE COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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