Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Forestry Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 537
Forestry Commission enforcement officers; provide with full police power as a duly sworn law enforcement officer.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-19-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FULL POLICE POWERS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSION; TO REQUIRE SUCH OFFICERS TO COMPLETE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY OR EQUIVALENT TRAINING PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING OF EACH EMPLOYEE IN HIS OR HER RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS, DUTIES AND REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH OFFICERS; 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 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
ForestryFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Forestry and on Judiciary B
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Forestry;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives