l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 759

Municipal Law Enforcement Employment Procedures Act; create.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES ACT"; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE A PRE-DISCIPLINARY HEARING FOR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO MAY BE SUSPENDED OR TERMINATED; TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HEARING; TO SPECIFY THE INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE IN THE NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE OFFICER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICER MAY ATTEND THE HEARING, MAY BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, MAY PRESENT EVIDENCE ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND QUESTION WITNESSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EVIDENTIARY PHASE OF THE HEARING MAY BE HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION; TO PROVIDE THAT FINAL ADJUDICATION SHALL BE HELD IN OPEN MEETING; TO EXEMPT MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION OR DUE PROCESS POLICY FROM THE REQUIREMENTS 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

Its course

January 20 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

MunicipalitiesJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4

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