Committee
Mississippi House Corrections Committee
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committee members
Richard Bennett (R)
Lawrence Blackmon (D)
Elliot Burch (R)
Angela Cockerham (I)
Chair
Becky Currie (R)
John Faulkner (D)
Kevin Felsher (R)
Vice Chair
Zachary Grady (R)
Kevin Horan (R)
Celeste Hurst (R)
Keith Jackson (D)
Kabir Karriem (D)
Carl Mickens (D)
Gene Newman (R)
Randy Rushing (R)
Robert Sanders (D)
Fred Shanks (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB188 | "Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/10/2025 |
| HB203 | Parole Board hearings; provide that required notification be sent via certified mail to crime victim and immediate family members of homicide victim. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB204 | State Parole Board; provide that three of the five appointed members must have served as law enforcement officers. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB224 | Use of restitution centers by DOC; repeal and convert centers into post-release reentry centers. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB225 | DOC; convert restitution centers to post-release reentry centers. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB229 | Parole eligibility; revise for certain offenders and require Parole Board hearing before release of certain inmates. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB230 | Commutation of sentences; require for certain nonviolent offenders. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB231 | Mandatory 85% sentencing rule; repeal. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB317 | Earned-discharge credits; authorize offenders on probation/parole to earn for participation in faith-based activities. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB358 | Joint state-county work programs; require DOC to utilize under certain circumstances. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB474 | Department of Corrections; authorize to establish Reentry Housing Program. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB520 | Parolees who participate in faith-based or faith-based sponsored activities; authorize reduction of time spent on probation. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB658 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB778 | State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit; establish. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB779 | DOC discharge plans; require explanation of disenfranchising crimes and opportunity for certain offenders to register to vote. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB949 | Department of Corrections; extend repealer on drug and alcohol program at Bolivar County Regional Facility. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB950 | Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repealer on. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB951 | Corrections; extend repealer on intensive supervision program and electronic home detention. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1001 | MS Inmate Labor Accountability and Rehabilitation Act; enact. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1015 | Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1016 | Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1021 | Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB1079 | Department of Corrections; authorize to enter into contract with Forrest County for the housing of state inmates. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1238 | Private prisons that house state offenders; provide moratorium on the expansion of. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1282 | MS Commission on Jail Standards; establish. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1373 | DOC payments made to counties for housing state offenders in county facilities; require rate paid to be the same at each facility. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1383 | Parole consideration denied by judge; provide offender must wait certain time frame before filing successive petition. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1438 | Contracts for incarceration of state offenders in county facilities; remove authority to have 3% annual increase in contract price. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1470 | Corrections omnibus act; create. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1475 | Sheriffs who house state offenders; authorize to establish work program with Dept. of Transportation. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1476 | Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| HB1478 | "The Prison to Paycheck Act of 2025"; enact. | Dead | 01/20/2025 |
| SB2049 | Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repealer on. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2050 | Corrections; extend repealer on intensive supervision program and electronic home detention. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2051 | Department of Corrections; extend repealer on drug and alcohol program at Bolivar County Regional Facility. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2233 | Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2235 | Probation and parole officers under MS Department of Corrections; transfer to MS Department of Public Safety. | Dead | 02/10/2025 |
| SB2238 | Probation and parole; provide that technical violation of shall not include commission of new criminal offense. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| SB2239 | Authorization for incarceration of state offenders in county or regional correctional facilities; add Forrest and Wayne Counties. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| SB2242 | Inmate work release program; authorize to perform services for MDOT. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| SB2243 | Private contractor for correctional services; rate shall be based on classification of inmate. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/14/2025 |
| SB2288 | Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990; bring forward. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2357 | Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2358 | Parole eligibility date; nonviolent inmate may be released in discretion of State Parole Board. | Dead | 02/17/2025 |
| SB2359 | Parole; revise technical violation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| SB2360 | Escapes; require notification to MDI and local law enforcement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/10/2025 |