Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 56
"Joint Municipal Law Enforcement Act"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "JOINT MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT TWO OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN ANY COUNTY THAT HAS SEVEN OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES 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.
Its course
January 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
MunicipalitiesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 Jan 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Municipalities;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives