Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1207
MS Emergency Management Agency; transfer powers and duties to Department of Public Safety.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL BE THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND TO TRANSFER ALL OF THE POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROPERTY, FUNDS AND OTHER ASSETS OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO ADOPT LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNIT WHOSE PLANS ARE NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 33-15-11 AND 45-1-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
AppropriationsFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives