Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1124
First Responders Funeral Benefits Trust Fund; create for those killed in line of duty.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 45-2-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST RESPONDERS FUNERAL BENEFITS TRUST FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO DEFINE THE TERM "FIRST RESPONDERS" AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR FUNERAL BENEFITS TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; TO REQUIRE PAYMENTS TO BE MADE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF A FIRST RESPONDER'S DEATH; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER THE TRUST FUND; 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
February 12 to March 5, 2024, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 5 · stopped22 days
Judiciary BFeb 12 to Mar 5 · stopped22 days
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 House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 5
- Feb 12Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 12Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives