Mississippi House Bill 1077 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 12 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "telecommunications Fraud Prevention And Utility Infrastructure Protection Act"; To Provide The Mississippi Public Service Commission With The Power To Enter Into Joint Investigative Agreements With Other Law Enforcement Agencies; To Provide The Commission With The Authority To Employ Or Designate Fraud And Enforcement Agents Who Shall Be Certified Law Enforcement Officers Appointed By The Commission; To Provide That These Law Enforcement Officers May Enforce And Investigate Any Alleged Violations Of The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, Caller Id Anti-spoofing Act, Automatic Dialing-announcing Devices Act And The Unsolicited Residential Telephonic Sales Calls Act, And The Rules, Regulations And General Orders Of The Commission Promulgated To Administer And Enforce Said Acts; To Provide Such Law Enforcement Officers With The Authority To Investigate Numerous Other Unlawful Acts And Crimes; To Provide That The Regulatory And Supervisory Jurisdiction Of The Commission Shall Not Be Expanded By This Act; To Amend Sections 77-1-21 And 77-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Telecommunications Fraud Prevention and Utility Infrastructure Protection Act; create.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-12	House	Died On Calendar
2020-02-25	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Public Utilities

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1077.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1077IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1077CS.htm