MS HR7

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

Designates the Department of Public Safety's Office of Public Safety Planning, in consultation with the Mississippi Department of Corrections, to prepare impact statements and authorizes the office to adopt rules for implementation.

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 racial and ethnic composition of affected crime victims.

Mandates state agencies that award grants to require racial and ethnic impact statements in grant applications, including analysis of disproportionate impacts on minority persons, rationale for such impacts, and evidence of consultation with minority representatives.

Specifies impact statements are for informational purposes only and applies grant statement requirements only to grants awarded to corporations or legal entities, not natural persons.