Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 907 — "Reentry Court Act of 2022"; establish.

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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 2022 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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 907 expands the number of circuit court districts where judges can establish pilot reentry divisions from three to six, specifically including the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Circuit Court Districts. This change is significant because it allows more courts to participate in developing programs that support the reintegration of offenders into society, potentially improving rehabilitation efforts and reducing recidivism. Additionally, a previously included phrase about the interest of justice for defendants being sentenced has been removed, streamlining the criteria for participation in the workforce development sentencing program.

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Corrections COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
Corrections HOUSE BILL NO.
907 AN ACT TO CREATE A PILOT REENTRY COURT;
907 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO CREATE A PILOT REENTRY COURT;
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 1 (OM\EW) practices for the court including standards for suitability.
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 1 (OM\EW) practices for the court including standards for suitability.
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 2(OM\EW) (e) The crime before the court shall not be a crime of violence as listed in Section 97-3-2, except house burglary under Section 97-17-23(1);
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 2(OM\EW) (e) The crime before the court shall not be a crime of violence as listed in Section 97-3-2, except house burglary under Section 97-17-23(1);
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 3(OM\EW) guilty to the charge with the stipulation that the defendant shall be sentenced to custody of the Department of Corrections to participate in the Offender Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Program, and, after successful completion of that program, the court shall suspend the remainder of his or her sentence and place him or her on probation under the intensive supervision of the reentry division of court.
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 3(OM\EW) guilty to the charge with the stipulation that the defendant shall be sentenced to custody of the Department of Corrections to participate in the Offender Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Program, and, after successful completion of that program, the court shall suspend the remainder of his or her sentence and place him or her on probation under the intensive supervision of the reentry division of court.
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 4(OM\EW) (9) The judge shall consider the following factors in determining whether workforce development sentencing is in the interest of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community:
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 4(OM\EW) (9) The judge shall consider the following factors in determining whether workforce development sentencing is in the interest of justice and of benefit to the defendant and the community:
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 5(OM\EW) (10) If the judge determines that the defendant shall be enrolled in the workforce development sentencing program, the court shall accept the defendant's guilty plea and sentence the defendant to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of years subject to participation in the Offender Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Program under the terms and conditions of the workforce development sentencing program.
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 5(OM\EW) (10) If the judge determines that the defendant shall be enrolled in the workforce development sentencing program, the court shall accept the defendant's guilty plea and sentence the defendant to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of years subject to participation in the Offender Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Program under the terms and conditions of the workforce development sentencing program.
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS PAGE 6(OM\EW) defendant to serve all or part of the sentence previously imposed and suspended, unless the violation is a technical violation and then the court may impose a sentence of not more than ninety (90) days to be served at the Technical Violation Center.
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 6(OM\EW) defendant to serve all or part of the sentence previously imposed and suspended, unless the violation is a technical violation and then the court may impose a sentence of not more than ninety (90) days to be served at the Technical Violation Center.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall be repealed from and after June 30, 2022.
907 *HR43/R632CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632CS ST:
907 *HR43/R632PH* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/R632PH PAGE 7(OM\EW) ST:
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  3. DR - TSDPAA: CR To JB

  4. Referred To Corrections;Judiciary, Division B

  5. Transmitted To Senate

  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 · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

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Not signed on (173)

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53004
Unaffiliated 31002
Democrat 28002
Independent 2000
Total 114008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bain — Not Voting
Huddleston — Not Voting
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
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
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Not Voting
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders 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 Not Voting
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 Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Not Voting
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell 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 Not Voting
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
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 907?
HB 907 is sponsored by Kevin Horan (Republican) and Kabir Karriem (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 907?
This bill died with 2022 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.
Where can I track HB 907?
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