Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 742
"Mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI JOINT MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT TWO OR MORE CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITIES IN A COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF SUCH MUNICIPALITIES DETERMINE IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY A BOARD; TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH BOARD; TO PRESCRIBE THE ESTABLISHMENT PROCESS OF A JOINT DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR A JOINT DEPARTMENT; 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 11 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 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 days
MunicipalitiesJan 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 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 11 – Jan 30
- Jan 11Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary A
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 11Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives