Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: 85% sentencing rule; change date of exemption for nonviolent offenders to convictions after July 1, 1995.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To Penitentiary | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Ishee
Code Sections: A 047-0007-0003, BF 047-0005-0138
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS CONVICTED AFTER JUNE 30, 1995, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MANDATORY EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT SENTENCING RULE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 47-5-138, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO GRANT MERITORIOUS EARNED-TIME ALLOWANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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