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2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2531

Mississippi Emergency Communications Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

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 CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 33-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Bart Williams

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 1024 days

TechnologyJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 1 · stopped19 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 24 to Mar 1 · stopped5 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 17 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Technology
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 15 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 15Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To TechnologySenate
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives