l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 941

Sheriffs; authorize to deputize tribal law enforcement officers under certain circumstances.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 10, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNTY SHERIFF MAY APPOINT A DEPUTY WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BY A CERTAIN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE, IF THERE IS A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AUTHORIZING THE INDIVIDUAL TO ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 45-6-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A TRIBAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE QUALIFIED TO BE DEPUTIZED BY THE COUNTY SHERIFF TO EXERCISE THE LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION WHERE HE OR SHE IS QUALIFIED FOR SUCH DEPUTIZATION; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jill Ford

Its course

January 17 to February 10, 2022, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 10 · stopped24 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Jan 2710 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 17 – Feb 10

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published