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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 541

The Mississippi Anti-Gang Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 8, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-44-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE SHORT TITLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STREET GANG ACT TO "THE MISSISSIPPI ANTI-GANG ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 97-44-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-44-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-44-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-44-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON GANG ACTIVITY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-44-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY VENUE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-44-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-44-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 97-44-109 AND 97-44-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR FORFEITURE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-44-9, 97-44-11, 97-44-13, 97-44-15, 97-44-17 AND 97-44-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTED VARIOUS PROVISIONS IN THE STREET GANG ACT THAT ARE ELIMINATED OR SUBSUMED UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-35-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THREATS AGAINST A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR JUDGE; TO PROVIDE THAT OFFENDERS WHO ARE CONVICTED OF CONDUCTING OR PARTICIPATING IN CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE OR ANY EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-2, 47-5-138.1, 47-5-139 AND 47-5-142, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

4 co-sponsors

Patricia H. Willis, Nolan Mettetal, Jeff Hale, Bill Kinkade

Its course

January 8 to February 8, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 8 · stopped31 days

Judiciary BJan 8 to Jan 2618 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 8 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 8Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives