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MS HB1105

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Robert Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi's habitual offender sentencing law (Sections 99-19-81 and 99-19-83) to exclude drug offenses and nonviolent crimes from prior conviction counts.

  • Drug convictions shall not be counted when determining whether a person has two prior convictions triggering maximum or life sentences under habitual offender laws.

  • Nonviolent crimes (defined as crimes other than those in Section 97-3-2) shall not be utilized in computing prior convictions for habitual offender sentencing purposes.

  • Effective July 1, 2021.

Legislative Description

Habitual offender law; exclude drug and nonviolent offenses when computing prior offenses under.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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