Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1229
Radar; authorize sheriff in any county to use to enforce speed limits on certain roads.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY LYING OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY AND UPON WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT IS CLEARLY POSTED; TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE COUNTY, WITHIN A SCHOOL ZONE DURING SCHOOL HOURS AND UPON WHICH THE SCHOOL ZONE AND SPEED LIMIT IS CLEARLY POSTED; TO REVISE THE PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; 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
TransportationFeb 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 Transportation
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives