Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 59 — Offenders convicted of a crime of violence; strike reference that such offenders are eligible for parole.

Last action — Died In Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 59 introduces a significant change by allowing individuals with a certificate of rehabilitation to have their conviction records removed, but only for non-violent crimes, if the court believes it's in the interest of justice. This amendment specifies which types of crimes are excluded from this option, including serious offenses like poisoning and drive-by shootings. This matters because it provides a pathway for rehabilitation and second chances for individuals who have made mistakes in their past, while still maintaining public safety by excluding violent offenders from this opportunity.

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HB 59 (As Introduced) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 59 (As Passed the House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Kinkade, Karriem, Dixon House Bill 59 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STRIKE REFERENCE THAT OFFENDERS WHO ARE CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE;
Representatives Kinkade, Karriem, Dixon House Bill 59 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STRIKE REFERENCE THAT OFFENDERS WHO ARE CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE;
TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF REHABILITATION MAY HAVE HIS OR HER RECORD OF CONVICTION REMOVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES;
          (h)  Poisoning as provided in Section 97-3-61;
          (h)  Poisoning as provided in Section 97-3-61;
          (s)  Gratification of lust as provided in Section 97-5-23;
          (s)  Gratification of lust as provided in Section 97-5-23;
     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
     SECTION 2.
  The court in which an individual was convicted and where a certificate of rehabilitation has been issued for such individual convicted of a crime, other than a crime of violence, as prescribed under Section 97-3-2, the court may order that the record of previous conviction for the individual be removed if the court determines it is the interests of justice.
     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2018.
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Corrections

  3. Transmitted To Senate

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Referred To Corrections

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 115 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15002
Republican 43000
Unaffiliated 56103
Independent 1000
Total 115105
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Gipson — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Wooten — Yea
Young — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston (15th) — Yea
Huddleston (30th) — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Williams-Barnes — Nay
Absent or those Beckett — Not Voting
Present--Hudson — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 59?
HB 59 is sponsored by Dixon, Kabir Karriem (Democrat), and Bill Kinkade (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 59?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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