Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB401
Legislation Overview
Title: Paroled offenders; prohibit automatic arrest and revocation of parole for being near the vicinity of a firearm under certain circumstances.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 47-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Parole Board From Issuing A Warrant For The Return Of A Paroled Offender If The Warrant Is Based Solely On The Offender Being Near The Vicinity Of A Firearm In Another Individual's Residency Or Motor Vehicle And Such Offender Alleges That He Or She Is Not The Owner Of The Firearm; To Prohibit The Warrantless Arrest Of A Paroled Offender, By A Field Officer, If The Arrest Is Based Solely On The Offender Being Near The Vicinity Of A Firearm In Another Individual's Residency Or Motor Vehicle And The Offender Alleges That He Or She Is Not The Owner Of The Firearm; To Provide That The Parole Or The Earned-release Supervision Of A Paroled Individual Shall Not Be Automatically Revoked Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
Session: 2017 Regular Session
Last Action: Died In Committee
Last Action Date: January 31, 2017
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Deborah Butler Dixon (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 31, 2017 | Died In Committee |
| House | Jan 5, 2017 | Referred To Corrections;Judiciary B |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 5, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
