l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 75

Suspend deadlines for introduction; Law enforcement; regulate with penalties for misconduct.

Died in committee in the House, on October 2, 2020.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, AND THE INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE, OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THIS STATE TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON DUTY AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; TO REQUIRE EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE TO HAVE CAMERAS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECORDING ALL INTERACTIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE SUCH BODY OR VEHICLE CAMERAS; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH BODY OR VEHICLE CAMERAS REMAIN ON AND OPERATIONAL DURING ALL TIMES AN OFFICER IS ON DUTY AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; TO PROHIBIT INTERRUPTION OF VIDEO FOOTAGE OF BODY AND VEHICLE CAMERAS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE OFFICER AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR SUCH VIOLATIONS; TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF THE CRIME OF MURDER, MANSLAUGHTER OR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN A PERSON IS KILLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, DIES AS A RESULT OF ACTIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OR IS SEVERELY INJURED AS A RESULT OF ACTIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT; TO CREATE ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR SUCH ACTIONS IF SUCH ACTIONS ARE MOTIVATED BY RACE; TO DESCRIBE HOW VIDEO FROM THE CAMERAS MUST BE RETAINED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; TO AUTHORIZE WHO MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF A RECORDING; TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE RACIAL-BIAS TRAINING; TO REQUIRE EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO HAVE AN ONLINE LAW ENFORCEMENT MISCONDUCT REGISTRY; TO REQUIRE SUCH REGISTRY TO BE FREE, PUBLIC AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTRY TO LIST ALL COMPLAINTS OR ACTS OF MISCONDUCT IN AN ITEMIZED FASHION LISTING WITH THE NAME OF EACH OFFICER AND THE COMPLAINTS AND ACTS ATTACHED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-301, 99-19-303, 99-19-305 AND 99-19-307, TO CLARIFY THAT CRIMES COMMITTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY PERSON BASED ON RACE, COLOR, ANCESTRY, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR DISABILITY; 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

6 co-sponsors

Kabir Karriem, Abe Hudson, Zakiya Summers, Debra Gibbs, Orlando Paden, Jeramey Anderson

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 Jun 16 – Oct 2

  1. Referred to the House committee on Rules
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published