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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 48

"Mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

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 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

Its course

January 24 to March 3, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Mar 3 · stopped39 days

MunicipalitiesJan 24 to Feb 1118 days

Judiciary AFeb 11 to Mar 321 days

MunicipalitiesMar 3 to Mar 3 · stopped0 days

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 Jan 24 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 24Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 11Reported from MU to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 3Reported as a committee substitute from JA to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 24Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 11DR - TSDP: MU To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 3DR - TSDPCS: JA To MUHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives