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MS SB2131

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

Derrick Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends sentencing requirements for nonviolent habitual offenders by requiring felonies to be punishable by more than 5 years imprisonment (previously no minimum threshold specified)
  • Requires prior convictions to have occurred when the offender was 18 years of age or older, and offender must have served separate terms of at least 1 year in state or federal prison
  • Mandates maximum sentence for third felony conviction unless court provides written explanation for deviation, with no eligibility for parole or probation
  • Establishes 10-year lookback period: prior felony convictions do not count if more than 10 years have elapsed between completion of sentence and commission of current offense
  • Effective date: July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Nonviolent habitual offender; revise sentencing.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Corrections1/8/2021

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