Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 4 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 1513 — Inmate Welfare Fund; require DOC to expend unused portions of the fund on reentry purposes.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 1513 specifies that at least $2,500,000 of any leftover money from the Inmate Welfare Fund at the end of each fiscal year must be used for transitional housing centers and other reentry programs for inmates. This change emphasizes the state's commitment to supporting inmates' reintegration into society by ensuring they have access to necessary housing and resources upon release. Previously, the bill was more general about how unspent funds could be used for reentry purposes without requiring a specific amount for housing initiatives. This shift is important because it directs a substantial portion of funds to a crucial aspect of reentry support, potentially improving outcomes for former inmates.

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HB1513 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB1513 (As Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Horan, Kinkade, Karriem, Mickens, Faulkner, Jackson, Gibbs (72nd), Porter House Bill 1513 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ANY UNEXPENDED AMOUNTS REMAINING IN THE INMATE WELFARE FUND AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CENTERS AND FOR OTHER REENTRY PURPOSES;
Representatives Horan, Kinkade, Karriem, Mickens, Faulkner, Jackson, Gibbs (72nd), Porter House Bill 1513 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ANY UNEXPENDED AMOUNTS REMAINING IN THE INMATE WELFARE FUND AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CENTERS AND FOR OTHER REENTRY PURPOSES;
     (9)  No less than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) of any unexpended amounts remaining in the Inmate Welfare Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be utilized by the department for transitional housing centers and for other reentry purposes.
     (9)  No less than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) of any unexpended amounts remaining in the Inmate Welfare Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be utilized by the department for transitional housing centers and for other reentry purposes identified in the pre-release assessments and written discharge plans of offenders as provided under Section 47-7-33.1.  This subsection (9) shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2022.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. DR - TSDP: CR To AP

  3. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

  4. Transmitted To Senate

  5. Passed As Amended

  6. Amended

  7. Committee Substitute Adopted

  8. Read the Third Time

  9. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  10. DR - TSDPCS: AP To CN

  11. DR - TSDPCS: CN To AP

  12. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 119 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 54000
Unaffiliated 39002
Democrat 24000
Independent 2000
Total 119002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Andrews — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Not Voting
Williams-Barnes — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
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
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight 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
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace 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
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre 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 1513?
HB 1513 is sponsored by Kevin Horan (Republican), Bill Kinkade (Republican), Kabir Karriem (Democrat), Carl Mickens (Democrat), John G. Faulkner (Democrat), Jackson, Gibbs (72nd), and Daryl Porter (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1513?
This bill died with 2020 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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