Delta Correctional Facility; authorize work release program for eligible inmates at.
HB 1476 establishes a work release program at Mississippi's Delta Correctional Facility, allowing up to 100 eligible inmates to work in community jobs while serving sentences. It excludes individuals convicted of sex crimes or multiple violent felonies in the past decade and requires inmates to be within three years of their expected release date. The bill mandates detailed monthly reporting to the legislature on participant demographics, program outcomes, and wages, while requiring participants to allocate 20% of earnings toward dependents/support, 50% toward a savings account for release, 20% for facility costs, and 10% for personal expenses. The program expires on July 1, 2029, and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a 'As Introduced' version to a 'Current version' (As Passed the House), with some minor text formatting differences and page header removals. The substantive policy content, including eligibility criteria, program requirements, data reporting obligations, and wage distribution rules, remains unchanged. No new provisions were added or removed that would alter the bill's practical effect.
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Page headers and formatting markers were removed in the current version, while the legislative text content remained substantively identical.
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2025
How they voted
117–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 119
Feb 10, 2025
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Economic and Workforce Development
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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