Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Forestry Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 471
Forestry Commission law 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.
Its course
January 9 to January 31, 2017, 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 RepresentativesJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days
ForestryJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 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 Jan 9 – Jan 31
- Jan 9Referred to the House committees on Forestry and on Judiciary B
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 9Referred To Forestry;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives