l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 467

Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 17-25-11.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CERTIFIED PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, TO USE HIS OR HER OFFICIAL UNIFORM, WEAPON AND VEHICLE WHILE PERFORMING VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR A CHURCH, COMMUNITY CLUB, SOCIAL EVENT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENT IN OFF-DUTY HOURS; TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO RETAIN HIS OR HER SIDEARM UPON RETIREMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 17-25-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOWS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CERTIFIED PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, TO USE HIS OR HER OFFICIAL UNIFORM AND WEAPON WHILE PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES IN OFF-DUTY HOURS; 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

Tom Miles, Otis Anthony, John G. Faulkner, Carl Mickens

Its course

February 3 to June 9, 2020, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Mar 531 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

Judiciary, Division BMay 11 to Jun 9 · stopped29 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Feb 3 – Mar 5

  1. Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 9 – Jun 9

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published