Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 369
Mississippi Emergency Communications Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AS AN ENTITY WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY'S POWERS AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICE CHARGES; TO PROVIDE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY; TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A SERVICE CHARGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 33-15-7 AND 33-15-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES CHARGES; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-331, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR ENHANCED WIRELESS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-333, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (CMRS) BOARD AND PROVIDES FOR ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-335, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SERVICE CHARGES BY THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BOARD AND REQUIRES REGISTRATION OF CMRS PROVIDERS; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-337, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BOARD; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-339, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ENHANCED 911 SERVICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-341, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH MAKES IT AN OFFENSE AND PROVIDES CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR USING WIRELESS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR PERSONAL USE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-343, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF PREPAID WIRELESS E911 CHARGES; 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 18 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives