Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Correctional facilities; prohibit the construction of new jails or prisons within five miles of schools or churches.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/06 (H) Referred To Corrections | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Broomfield
Additional Authors: Bailey, Clarke, Ellis, Espy, Fillingane, Green, Burnett, Hines, Martinson, Stevens, Straughter, Thomas, Wells-Smith, West, Calhoun, Dedeaux, Frierson, Gibbs
Code Sections: A 047-0005-0003, A 047-0005-0020, A 019-0003-0041, A 019-0007-0011, A 017-0005-0001, A 047-0001-0039, A 047-0004-0001
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 19-3-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW COUNTY JAIL WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 19-7-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 17-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY THAT JOINTLY CONSTRUCT ANY NEW JAIL MAY NOT DO SO WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW MUNICIPAL JAILS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; TO AMEND SECTION 47-4-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM A SCHOOL OR CHURCH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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