Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 551
Radar; authorize MDOT law enforcement to use when enforcing speed limit laws on commercial vehicles.
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 MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT FOR SAFE OPERATION AND SAFE USE OF; TO AMEND SECTION 77-7-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMIT LAWS ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-7-335, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMIT LAWS ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO COMPLY WITH THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET LAW WHEN ISSUING TICKETS FOR THE VIOLATION OF SPEED LAWS TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; 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
TransportationFeb 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 Transportation and on Judiciary B
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Transportation;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives