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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 133

"Mississippi Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI JOINT MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT TWO OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES IN A COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT IF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF SUCH MUNICIPALITIES DETERMINE IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY A BOARD; TO PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP OF SUCH BOARD; TO PRESCRIBE THE ESTABLISHMENT PROCESS OF A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES AS WELL AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR A JOINT POLICE DEPARTMENT; 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

De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 4 to February 28, 2023, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 4 to Feb 734 days

MunicipalitiesJan 4 to Jan 2420 days

Judiciary AJan 24 to Jan 251 day

MunicipalitiesJan 25 to Jan 250 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 14 to Feb 239 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 23 to Feb 28 · stopped5 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 4 – Feb 7

  1. Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary A
  2. Reported from MU to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from JA to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Feb 28

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Reported as amended from MU to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published