MS HR7

Creates new House Rule 104C requiring racial and ethnic impact statements to be attached to bills before floor debate that create public offenses, significantly change existing offenses or penalties, or modify sentencing, parole, or probation procedures.

Authorizes the Department of Public Safety's Office of Public Safety Planning, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Corrections, to prepare impact statements upon request and allows any state agency to provide information for this purpose.

Requires impact statements to include estimates of how proposed legislation would change the racial and ethnic composition of the criminal offender population, methodologies used in preparation, and estimates of the racial and ethnic composition of affected crime victims.

Mandates that state agencies awarding grants require grant applicants to submit racial and ethnic impact statements addressing disproportionate impacts on minority populations, rationales for such impacts, and evidence of consultation with minority representatives.

Establishes that impact statements are for informational purposes only and applies grant requirements only to corporations and legal entities, not natural persons.