Mississippi House Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Certain Law Enforcement To Compel An Individual Located In An Area Stricken Or Threatened By A Disaster To Leave The Area When A Mandatory Evacuation Order Has Been Issued; To Provide That Such Law Enforcement May Use Reasonable Force To Remove The Individual From Such Area; To Provide That Such Individual Shall Be Civilly Liable To A Governmental Entity That Conducts A Rescue On Behalf Of The Individual Who Fails To Heed A Mandatory Evacuation Order; To Prohibit The Tampering Of Certain Warning Signs And To Provide Certain Penalties For Such Tampering; To Provide That An Individual Commits An Offense If An Individual Disobeys Certain Warning Signs And To Provide Penalties For Such Offense; To Provide That An Individual Shall Be Civilly Liable For The Cost Of A Rescue If He Or She Causes An Individual To Be Rescued Due To The Tampering Of Such Signs By The Individual; To Amend Section 33-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Chief Executive Of A County Or Municipality Or The Governor To Compel An Individual To Leave An Evacuated Area Once An Evacuation Order Has Been Issued; And For Related Purposes.

Failure to obey mandatory evacuation orders and tampering of certain warning signs; create certain policies and penalties regarding.

Rep. Hank Lott [R]

Rep. Ken Morgan [R]

Rep. Bill Pigott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-07		Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0157.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0157IN.htm