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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2197

Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-3-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME OF IMPERSONATING A PATROLMAN SHALL BE A FELONY; TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR THE CRIME OF IMPERSONATING A PATROLMAN; TO AMEND SECTION 97-7-44, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME OF IMPERSONATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL BE A FELONY; TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR IMPERSONATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; TO REPEAL SECTION 97-7-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE OFFENSE OF IMPERSONATING STATE, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES AND IS A DUPLICATIVE SECTION; 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

7 co-sponsors

David Parker, Michael McLendon, Joseph M. Seymour, Chad McMahan, Nicole Boyd, Daniel H. Sparks, Tyler McCaughn

Its course

January 20 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 6PassedSenate
  4. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 10Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives