March 20, 2001

TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE FOR HOUSE BILL 438

I am returning House Bill Number 438: "AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 47-5-901 THROUGH 47-5-909, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOW AN INMATE PLACED UNDER THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO SERVE HIS SENTENCE IN A COUNTY JAIL IF SPACE IS UNAVAILABLE IN A STATE FACILITY, PROVIDE OTHER CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A SENTENCE MAY BE SERVED IN COUNTY JAIL, PROVIDE FOR THE PROCESSING AND CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES, PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF A STATE INMATE IN COUNTY JAIL AND ALLOW INCARCERATION IN COUNTY JAILS AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE; TO REENACT AND AMEND SECTION 47-5-911, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL FROM JULY 1, 2001, TO JULY 1, 2002; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES." without my approval, and assign the following reasons for my veto.

House Bill No. 438 duplicates Senate Bill No. 3022 which has been previously signed into law. This veto is not intended to and does not alter the status or effect of Senate Bill No. 3022.

Respectfully submitted,

RONNIE MUSGROVE
GOVERNOR