Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 581
Mississippi Employee Firearm Protection Act of 2016; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYEE FIREARM PROTECTION ACT OF 2016; TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOYER FROM RESTRICTING AN EMPLOYEE'S POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN THE EMPLOYEE'S PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PARKING AREA; TO REQUIRE THE EMPLOYEE TO POSSESS A VALID CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT OR MISSISSIPPI HUNTING LICENSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIREARM MUST BE KEPT IN THE EMPLOYEE'S MOTOR VEHICLE AND KEPT FROM ORDINARY OBSERVATION; TO AUTHORIZE AN EMPLOYER TO MAKE INQUIRY INTO WHETHER AN EMPLOYEE POSSESSES A FIREARM IN THEIR MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT TAKE ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE IF THE EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE RECOVERY AGAINST THE EMPLOYER IF THE EMPLOYER HAS WRONGFULLY TAKEN ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives