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2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2788

Radar speed detection; revise provisions concerning use by Highway Patrol and municipal law enforcement in certain cities.

Became law as Chapter 373, Laws of 2021, signed March 17, 2021, 58 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL SETTING UP RADAR ON HIGHWAYS IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION ABOVE 15,000; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ANY ROAD BLOCKAGES OR EMERGENCIES OCCURRING ON ANY FEDERALLY DESIGNATED LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS LYING WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

January 18 to March 17, 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 action14 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

Highways and TransportationJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 927 days

TransportationFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

With the GovernorMar 9 to Mar 178 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 18 โ€“ Feb 10

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 โ€“ Mar 9

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Amendment failed in the House
  5. Passed the House

To the Governor Mar 9 โ€“ Mar 17

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Busby and Massengill)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  4. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  5. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  6. Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published