Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 896
Radar speed detection equipment; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use on county roads outside of municipalities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS OF ANY COUNTY TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON ANY PUBLIC ROAD, STREET OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE COUNTY, EXCLUDING ANY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, LYING OUTSIDE OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE SAFE AND REASONABLE SPEEDS, AND POST SPEED LIMITS ACCORDINGLY, BEFORE USING RADAR EQUIPMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FINES COLLECTED BY A COUNTY FROM THE USE OF RADAR SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A FUND TO BE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR MAINTENANCE, RECONSTRUCTION AND/OR REPAIR OF EXISTING HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES; 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 16 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
TransportationJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Appropriations
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Transportation;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives