Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 2702 — Walnut Grove Correctional Authority; transfer all rights, benefits, obligations and duties to Dept. of Corrections.

Last action — Died 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 died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

4 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 2702 significantly shifts responsibility from the Walnut Grove Correctional Authority to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, effectively dissolving the former authority and transferring all its duties and assets to the state department. This change is important because it centralizes oversight of correctional facilities, which may help ensure better management and accountability in the state's prison system. Additionally, it means that the state will directly control the housing and care of certain offenders, which could impact how rehabilitation and prison conditions are handled moving forward.

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SB2702 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2702 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Barnett, Jordan, Jackson (32nd) Senate Bill 2702 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-943, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972,  TO TRANSFER ALL OF THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE WALNUT GROVE CORRECTIONAL AUTHORITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
Senator(s) Barnett, Jordan, Jackson (32nd) Senate Bill 2702 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-943, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972,  TO TRANSFER ALL OF THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS, OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE WALNUT GROVE CORRECTIONAL AUTHORITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
     SECTION 5.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
     SECTION 5.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2020.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Corrections;Appropriations

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  5. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Committee Substitute Adopted

  9. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  10. Referred To Corrections

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 8 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

Passage as Amended

Passed 36 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13701
Republican 17800
Democrat 6000
Total 361501
% of votes cast 69%29%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Branning — Nay
Caughman — Nay
Jackson G. (15th) — Nay
Johnson — Nay
McDaniel — Nay
Parker — Nay
Sojourner — Nay
Blackmon — 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 Nay
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Nay
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 Nay
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Nay
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Nay
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Nay
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Nay
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2702?
SB 2702 is sponsored by Jordan, Reginald Jackson (Democrat), and Juan Barnett (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2702?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
Where can I track SB 2702?
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