l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 568

Concealed weapon license; require court/mental treatment facilities to notify Department of Public Safety.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IF A COURT ADJUDICATES A PERSON AS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT OR ORDERS THAT A PERSON BE COMMITTED TO A HOSPITAL, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FACILITY OR OTHER INSTITUTION QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, THEN THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF SUCH ORDER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON VOLUNTARILY COMMITS HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO SUCH A HOSPITAL, FACILITY OR INSTITUTION, THEN THE HOSPITAL, FACILITY OR INSTITUTION SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NOTIFICATION SOLELY FOR PURPOSES ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, DENYING, SUSPENDING OR REVOKING SUCH PERSON'S LICENSE, OR APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO CARRY A STUN GUN, CONCEALED PISTOL OR CONCEALED REVOLVER; TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INFORMATION ARE NOT PUBLIC; TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAIN AN AUTOMATED LISTING OF PERSONS WHO ARE THE SUBJECT OF SUCH NOTIFICATIONS AND REVIEW THE LISTING AS NECESSARY; 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

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

Judiciary BFeb 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

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives