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HB 658 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals.

HB 658 requires Mississippi's Department of Corrections to provide specific protective equipment - such as face masks, gloves, and eye protection - to state inmates assigned to work involving raw cleaning chemicals. This applies directly to inmates working in correctional facility maintenance, public service programs, cemetery restoration, or other designated assignments where they handle chemicals like acids, alkalies, or surfactants. The bill amends multiple sections of state law to mandate this safety provision, ensuring inmates receive necessary gear when using hazardous cleaning agents. It does not alter inmate eligibility for work programs but adds a clear safety requirement for specific job assignments.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates protective equipment for inmates handling hazardous chemicals in correctional facilities, enhancing safety and humane treatment within corrections, a key criminal justice reform component.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates protective equipment for inmates handling chemicals, directly improving workplace safety standards for correctional facility workers.95% confidence
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
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 6 edits
MODERATE
HB 658 was amended to clarify the requirements for providing protective equipment to inmates using raw cleaning chemicals and to update several sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to conform to these requirements. The changes include formatting corrections, reorganization of sections, and minor wording adjustments to ensure consistency across the code sections that reference the protective equipment mandate.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on requiring the Department of Corrections to provide protective equipment to inmates using raw cleaning chemicals in work assignments, with no substantive changes to the core policy.
TECHNICAL

Header information and page numbering were updated to reflect the bill's status as 'As Passed the House' rather than 'As Introduced'.

Section numbering and text formatting were adjusted throughout the bill, including changes from 'SECTION 1' to 'SECTION 1. (1)' and reorganization of subsections.

Various technical edits including punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure improvements throughout the document.

DEFINITION

Minor wording changes in the definition of 'Raw cleaning chemicals' and 'State inmate' to improve clarity and consistency.

REQUIREMENT

Protective equipment requirements were restated in multiple code sections to ensure consistent language across all references to Section 1 of the act.

ELIGIBILITY

Minor adjustments to eligibility criteria language in several sections, though the substantive requirements remain unchanged.

Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2025

How they voted

114–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 119
Feb 10, 2025
D Democratic39
37 Yea 2
94% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
75 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
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 15, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
lower
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.