Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 669
Police Safety Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE POLICE SAFETY ACT OF 2016; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; TO PROVIDE THAT BODY-WORN CAMERAS SHALL NOT BE USED TO GATHER INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION BASED ON FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS OR TO RECORD CERTAIN ACTIVITY; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE RETENTION OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDED BY A BODY-WORN CAMERA; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VIDEO FOOTAGE IS EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR OFFICERS WHO FAIL TO ADHERE TO THE RETENTION REQUIREMENT OR INTENTIONALLY INTERFERE WITH A BODY-WORN CAMERA; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL RECORDED DATA IS UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO REQUIRE ANNUAL TRAINING FOR OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO WEAR CAMERAS; TO SPECIFY WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE BODY-WORN CAMERA TRAINING; 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
2 co-sponsors
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 AFeb 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 A
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives