MS HB233

Amends Mississippi Code sections 99-19-81, 99-19-83, and 47-7-3 to allow habitual offenders sentenced to 40 years or more to become parole eligible after serving 10 years of their sentence.

Habitual offenders previously ineligible for parole or early release now have a pathway to parole consideration once they have completed 10 years of a 40+ year sentence.

Creates the same 10-year/40-year eligibility threshold for geriatric parole consideration for habitual offenders who are 60 years or older.

Applies to persons convicted as habitual criminals under existing sentencing enhancement laws that previously imposed mandatory maximum sentences with no parole eligibility.

Takes effect July 1, 2025.