MS SB2249

Amends Mississippi's nonviolent habitual offender sentencing law (Section 99-19-81) to exclude prior felony convictions from habitual offender calculations if the offender was under 18 years old when those prior offenses were committed

Currently, individuals with two prior felony convictions resulting in sentences of one year or more face mandatory maximum sentencing with no parole or probation eligibility

Under the amendment, only prior felonies committed when the offender was 18 years of age or older would count toward habitual offender status

Effective date of July 1, 2023