Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 24, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2276
MDA; create the Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THEIR USE IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SHERIFFS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION; TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY RECEIVED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNDER THE PROGRAM SHALL BE UTILIZED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SALARIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OR TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS OR EQUIPMENT FOR SHERIFFS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND TO PROVIDE MONEY FOR SUCH GRANTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-69-13, 27-69-31, 27-69-75, 27-71-7, 27-71-29, 27-71-307, 27-71-337, 75-76-129 AND 75-76-177, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE TAX ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, LIGHT WINE AND BEER, AND TO INCREASE GAMING FEES; TO REQUIRE THE REVENUE FROM SUCH INCREASES TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND CREATED TO FUND THE GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 7 to February 24, 2010, 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 SenateJan 7 to Feb 24 · stopped48 days
FinanceJan 7 to Feb 24 · stopped48 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.