Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 611
Motor vehicle police pursuit policies; require police and sheriffs' departments to develop and implement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MOTOR VEHICLE POLICE PURSUIT POLICY BY A CERTAIN DATE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FAILS TO ADOPT A POLICY, THEN THE AGENCY SHALL NOT RECEIVE CERTAIN ACCREDITATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE AGENCIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED A POLICY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE CERTAIN NOTICE TO THE AGENCIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO WITHHOLD CERTAIN PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE TO A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE RECEIVES WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CANCELLATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-75, 27-5-101, 65-33-45 AND 45-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
January 13 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 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Judiciary BJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 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 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary B;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives