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MS HB1379

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Horan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi's habitual offender sentencing law (Section 99-19-81) to add an age requirement for prior felony convictions
  • Requires that both previous felony convictions must have occurred when the person was 18 years of age or older to trigger mandatory maximum sentencing
  • Current law mandates maximum imprisonment with no parole, probation, or sentence reduction for those with two prior felony convictions resulting in sentences of one year or more
  • Effectively excludes juvenile felony convictions from counting toward habitual offender status
  • Effective date of July 1, 2017

Legislative Description

Habitual offender; provide an age restriction for sentencing.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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