Mississippi House Bill 1367 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 24 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-24 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 97-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Statements Made To Law Enforcement As Testimony; To Amend Section 97-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Rendering Of Criminal Assistance To Include Threatening Or Harassing A Witness And Providing False Testimony; To Amend Section 97-9-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Hindering Prosecution To Include Interference With Criminal Investigations; To Amend Section 97-9-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Witness Intimidation To Include Threatening Or Harassing A Witness Or Person Reasonably Expected To Be A Witness; To Amend Section 97-9-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Witness Tampering To Include Solicitation Of Another To Provide A False Version Of Events; To Amend Section 97-9-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Juror Bribery To Include An Attempt To Bribe; To Amend Section 97-9-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Juror Intimidation To Include Harassment; To Amend Section 97-9-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Tampering With Physical Evidence To Include Threatening A Person To Not Provide The Evidence; To Amend Section 97-9-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Maximum Terms Of Imprisonment For Obstruction Of Justice; To Amend Section 97-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Murder Of A Witness, Potential Witness Or Confidential Informant As A Capital Offense; And For Related Purposes.

Witness protection; increase penalties in order to provide.

Rep. Andy Gipson [R]

2017-03-20 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 91 N: 19 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-20 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 91 N: 19 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-08 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 42 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 108 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-24		Approved by Governor
2017-03-21	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-03-21	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2017-03-20	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2017-03-15	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2017-03-08	Senate	Passed As Amended
2017-03-08	Senate	Amended
2017-02-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2017-02-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2017-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2017-02-09	House	Passed As Amended
2017-02-09	House	Amended
2017-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2017-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2017-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1367.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1367IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1367PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1367SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/ham/HB1367_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/sam/HB1367_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/sam/HB1367_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0380021.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/senate/0650030.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/votes/house/0770002.pdf