Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 2680 — County sheriffs; revise recordkeeping requirements for meals served to prisoners.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 92% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 2680 was updated to specify that the sheriff must maintain a log that shows not only the names and times of incarceration and release for prisoners but also includes details about the number of meals served and the hours they were served. This change adds transparency around prisoner care, ensuring that the public has access to information on how inmates are fed and when they receive their meals. It's important because it holds authorities accountable and promotes better management of inmate welfare.

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SB2680 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2680 (As Sent to Governor) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Harkins, Jackson (32nd), Simmons (13th) Senate Bill 2680 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-74, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A COUNTY SHERIFF TO RECORD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO MEALS SERVED TO PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COUNTY JAIL;
Senator(s) Harkins, Jackson (32nd), Simmons (13th) Senate Bill 2680 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-74, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A COUNTY SHERIFF TO RECORD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO MEALS SERVED TO PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COUNTY JAIL;
     19-25-74.  In any event, regardless of which method in respect to the feeding of prisoners is selected by the board of supervisors, the sheriff shall maintain a log * * *, showing the name of each prisoner, the date and time of incarceration and release, to be posted * * *daily by the tenth calendar day of each month for the period spanning the preceding month, which shall record the number of meals served to prisoners * * *at on each * * *mealtime day, * * *and the hours of the day served, and shall make affidavit as to the correctness thereof and file the same monthly with the board of supervisors.  Such log shall remain on file with the board of supervisors as other records of said board and shall be made available to the State Department of Audit upon request.  No claims for the cost or expenses of feeding prisoners shall be approved by the board of supervisors for any month unless and until such log for that month is filed.
     19-25-74.  In any event, regardless of which method in respect to the feeding of prisoners is selected by the board of supervisors, the sheriff shall maintain a log, showing the name of each prisoner, the date and time of incarceration and release, to be posted * * *daily by the tenth calendar day of each month for the period spanning the preceding month, which shall record the number of meals served to prisoners * * *at on each * * *mealtime day, * * *and the hours of the day served, and shall make affidavit as to the correctness thereof and file the same monthly with the board of supervisors.  Such log shall remain on file with the board of supervisors as other records of said board and shall be made available to the State Department of Audit upon request.  No claims for the cost or expenses of feeding prisoners shall be approved by the board of supervisors for any month unless and until such log for that month is filed.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Concurred in Amend From House

  5. Returned For Concurrence

  6. Read the Third Time

  7. Passed As Amended

  8. Amended

  9. Title Suff Do Pass

  10. Referred To Judiciary B

  11. Transmitted To House

  12. Passed

  13. Title Suff Do Pass

  14. Referred To Corrections

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence in Amendment From House

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Turner-Ford — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 115 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53001
Unaffiliated 39100
Democrat 21300
Independent 2000
Total 115401
% of votes cast 96%3%0%1%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — 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
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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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Passage

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21000
Republican 25000
Democrat 6000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 2680?
SB 2680 is sponsored by Josh Harkins (Republican), Simmons (13th), and Reginald Jackson (Democrat).
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