Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 260
"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 MUNICIPALITIES 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
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 14 to March 5, 2019, 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 action14 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 724 days
MunicipalitiesJan 14 to Jan 2915 days
Judiciary AJan 29 to Jan 312 days
MunicipalitiesJan 31 to Jan 310 days
In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 26 to Mar 5 · stopped7 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 7
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 11
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 14 – Feb 7
- Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary A
- Jan 29Reported as a committee substitute from MU to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 31Reported as a committee substitute from JA to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 5
- Feb 7Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Rushing and Hopkins)
- Feb 11Reconsidered in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
- Feb 13Sent to the Senate
- Feb 26Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29DR - TSDPCS: MU To JAHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31DR - TSDPCS: JA To MUHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7Motion to Reconsider Entered (Rushing, Hopkins)House of Representatives
- Feb 11ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate