Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's County Affairs Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 116
"Mississippi Police Funding Protection Act"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI POLICE FUNDING PROTECTION ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO NOTIFY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE IF THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR ANY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AS THE CASE MAY BE, IS REDUCED BY TEN PERCENT OR MORE AND SUCH REDUCTION IS NOT THE RESULT OF DECREASED TAX COLLECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS ARE MADE BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PERTAINING TO THE REDUCTIONS, A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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
Its course
January 8 to February 2, 2021, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days
County AffairsJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 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 House of Representatives Jan 8 – Feb 2
- Jan 8Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Municipalities
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To County Affairs;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives