l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 453

Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of official vehicles while performing certain volunteer services in off-duty hours.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 17-25-11.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CERTIFIED PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, TO USE HIS OR HER OFFICIAL UNIFORM, WEAPON AND VEHICLE WHILE PERFORMING VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR A CHURCH, COMMUNITY CLUB, SOCIAL EVENT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENT IN OFF-DUTY HOURS; TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO RETAIN HIS OR HER SIDEARM UPON RETIREMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 17-25-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ALLOWS A CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CERTIFIED PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, TO USE HIS OR HER OFFICIAL UNIFORM AND WEAPON WHILE PERFORMING PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES IN OFF-DUTY HOURS; 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

3 co-sponsors

Casey Eure, Fred Shanks, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 18 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 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 18 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  6. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate