Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 163
Radar; authorize sheriff to use in counties over 70,000 and impose additional state assessment for violation when used.
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 HAVING A POPULATION OF 70,000 OR MORE 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; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE FINE THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UPON CONVICTION OF ANY PERSON FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SPEEDING VIOLATION WHERE A RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICE WAS USED AS EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION BY A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF 70,000 OR MORE; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL STATE ASSESSMENT UPON PERSONS CONVICTED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SPEEDING VIOLATION WHERE A RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICE WAS USED AS EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION BY A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF 70,000 OR MORE; TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER BY WHICH THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND; 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 7 to March 6, 2012, 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 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 days
TransportationFeb 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 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 7 – Mar 6
- Feb 7Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on County Affairs
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 7Referred To Transportation;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives