Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2855
Buffer zone free speech preemption for municipalities; authorize.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-17-5, SECTION 21-19-15, AND SECTION 21-37-3 OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES BY RETROACTIVELY AND PROSPECTIVELY PROHIBITING GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF MUNICIPALITIES FROM RESTRICTING THE EXERCISE OF FREE SPEECH AND OTHER FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF MEDICAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITHOUT PRIOR LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 to March 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 12 · stopped24 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 17 to Mar 214 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 Senate Feb 17 – Mar 12
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Municipalities
- Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Mar 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To MunicipalitiesSenate
- Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Mar 12Died On CalendarSenate