---
type: "Bill"
title: "Work release program; authorize pilot program to authorize sheriff to assign offenders to while confined in jail."
description: "Work release program; authorize pilot program to authorize sheriff to assign offenders to while confined in jail."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 747"
citation: "Mississippi HB 747 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Newman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04d1a3ee-453c-4b31-a078-a49e06e751af"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/House_authors/Anthony.xml"
source_hash: "97895c2408093b064b7fa62d1bfc365eb9ab985b0ee482a81bdfe2df3e24bbc9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi HB 747 (2021) — Work release program; authorize pilot program to authorize sheriff to assign offenders to while confined in jail.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0747IN.htm)
2. **Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/ham/HB0747_H_Amend_02.pdf)
3. **Amendment No 3 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/HB0747_S_Amend_03.pdf)
4. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 747** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB0747.pdf)
5. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0747PS.htm)
6. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/ham/HB0747_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
7. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0747SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **110–4** (pass) · lower
- Passage as Amended — **120–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage as Amended — **121–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **45–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Newman — primary (person)
- Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Brown (70th) — cosponsor (person)
- Miles — cosponsor (person)
- Powell — cosponsor (person)
- Shanks — cosponsor (person)
- Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- Weathersby — cosponsor (person)
- Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Yancey — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Mickens)
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Amendment Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Reconsidered
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2021-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2021-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Horan,Shanks,Felsher
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Barnett,Wiggins,Simmons (12th)
- **2021-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2021-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2021-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2021-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2021-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered
- **2021-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Entered (Horan, Mickens, Bell (65th))
- **2021-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- **2021-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04d1a3ee-453c-4b31-a078-a49e06e751af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).