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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 135

Concealed firearms on school premises; authorize local school board to adopt policy permitting certain school employees to carry.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP A POLICY TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, PROTECTION AND WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD SUBMIT THE POLICY TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLICY MAY AUTHORIZE THE LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO ALLOW CERTAIN SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM ON SCHOOL PREMISES; TO PRESCRIBE THE STIPULATIONS FOR SUCH SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY THE CONCEALED FIREARM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-82, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR NONSUBSTANTIVE PURPOSES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-9-101, 97-37-7, 97-37-17 AND 37-3-82.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Dana Criswell

Its course

January 2 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 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days

EducationJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 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 2 – Jan 30

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