HB 951 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Corrections; extend repealer on intensive supervision program and electronic home detention.

HB 951 extends the expiration date for Mississippi's intensive supervision program (ISP) and electronic home detention, preventing these alternatives to incarceration from automatically ending. The bill directly affects offenders placed in ISP (excluding those convicted of violent crimes or sex offenses), the Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC), and courts that refer offenders to the program. Key provisions include requiring electronic monitoring devices approved by the DOC, allowing limited absences for work/education/medical needs, and establishing a fee structure (with waivers for students) paid into a special fund to cover program costs. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate Corrections Committee in March 2025, so it did not become law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill reenacts Mississippi's intensive supervision and electronic home detention program while making several substantive changes. The most significant change is extending the program's repeal date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028, giving the program more time to operate. The bill also clarifies that courts cannot require offenders to participate in the program during existing probation or post-release supervision terms. Additionally, it adds requirements for the Department of Corrections to provide data to an Oversight Task Force and establishes a special fund to help defray program costs.
Scope change
The bill extends the program's repeal date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028, allowing the intensive supervision program to continue operating for three additional years.
TIMELINE

Extended the repeal date of the intensive supervision program from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028, allowing the program to continue for three more years.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that courts cannot require offenders to participate in intensive supervision during existing probation or post-release supervision terms.

Added requirements for participants to allow correctional officers to visit their residence, workplace, or educational institution to verify compliance with program conditions.

Added requirement that participants' residences must be kept drug and alcohol free and exclude known felons and criminals.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Corrections to provide annual data to an Oversight Task Force regarding program participation, outcomes, and reasons for program exits.

FISCAL

Modified fee structure to create a special fund in the State Treasury to help defray program administration and supervision costs, with unexpended amounts not lapsing to the General Fund.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'Operating capacity' to clarify it includes facilities certified by the department subject to federal and state laws.

Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

1160
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 119
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic39
38 Yea 1
97% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
76 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Corrections
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Fred Shanks
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
MS
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