l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 239

Law enforcement officers and legal professionals; prohibit from certain acts of indiscretion and provide penalty for violations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, OFFICER OF THE COURT OR LICENSED LEGAL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYED BY THE STATE TO COMMIT ANY ILLEGAL ACT OR ACTS OF PROFESSIONAL INDISCRETION OR MORAL TURPITUDE WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES; TO REQUIRE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS REPORTED IN GOOD FAITH; TO PROVIDE THE PENALTIES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING 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

Its course

January 13 to February 4, 2014, 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 RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 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 Jan 13 – Feb 4

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published