Mississippi House Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 27 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-27 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Designated As The Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; To Provide That The Expenditure Of Money Deposited In The Fund Shall Be Under The Direction Of The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That Money In The Fund Shall Be Made Available To Local Law Enforcement Agencies By The Department Of Public Safety To Be Used As A Match For Federal Grant Funds To Purchase Bulletproof Vests For Law Enforcement Officers; To Provide That Only Law Enforcement Agencies Having A Bulletproof Vest Policy For Law Enforcement Officers Employed By The Agency Are Eligible To Receive Money From The Fund; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds For The Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Law Enforcement Officer Bulletproof Vest Grant Fund; create and issue bonds to fund.

Rep. Steve Massengill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-27	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-11	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0149.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0149IN.htm