Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 668

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Description: Parole; clarify "first offender"; require timely review of application for; require DUI convictions to serve 85% before eligible for.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/28 (H) Referred To Corrections
2 02/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
3 02/19 (H) Amended
4 02/19 (H) Passed As Amended
5 02/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
6 03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
7 03/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate
8 03/04 (S) Referred To Corrections
9 04/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
10 04/08 (S) Amended
11 04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
12 04/09 (S) Returned For Concurrence
13 04/15 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
14 04/26 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Ward,Mayo
15 04/28 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Jackson (11th),Doxey
16 05/02 (H) Conference Report Filed
17 05/02 (S) Conference Report Filed
18 05/03 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
19 05/03 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
20 05/03 (S) Conference Report Filed
21 05/03 (H) Conference Report Filed
22 05/04 (H) Conference Report Adopted
23 05/04 (S) Conference Report Adopted
24 05/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
25 05/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
26 05/14 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Adopted [S] Committee Amendment No 1
   
[S] Amendment Report for House Bill No. 668

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number569

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Malone

Code Sections: A 047-0007-0003, A 047-0007-0005, A 047-0007-0053

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE TERM "FIRST OFFENDER" FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING IF SUCH AN OFFENDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A DUI RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY SHALL SERVE 85% OF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED ON THAT PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PAROLE BOARD SHALL RECONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR PAROLE FROM AN ELIGIBLE OFFENDER NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE INITIAL APPLICATION IS REJECTED, UNLESS AN OFFENDER IS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE PAROLE BOARD SHALL REVIEW CASES WHERE OFFENDERS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL ASSUME THE DUTIES OF PAROLE BOARD IN THE EVENT IT IS ABOLISHED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/14/04 at 14:55.

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