l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1319

Death caused by law enforcement officer; require independent investigations of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO ADOPT A POLICY REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS OF ANY DEATH RESULTING FROM THE INVOLVEMENT OF AN OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH POLICY SHALL BE PROVIDED TO AND SIGNED BY ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER THAT AVOIDS ANY APPEARANCE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE CONTAINED IN THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN ACTS SHALL NECESSITATE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE SCENE OF INCIDENT AND AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS; TO REQUIRE THE INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE WRITTEN REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE OFFICER-INVOLVED DEATH OR INJURY OCCURRED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF SUCH INCIDENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS; 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

Its course

January 15 to January 30, 2018, 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 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 15 to Jan 30 · 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 15 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives