Mississippi House Bill 400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 69-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Annual Fee For Registering Pesticides With The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce; To Provide That The Amount Of The Increase In The Fee Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund In The State Treasury Known As The "law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Fund"; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended To Purchase Equipment For Use In Workforce Training By The Public Community And Junior Colleges; To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Benefit Paid To The Designated Beneficiary Of A Law Enforcement Officer Or Fire Fighter Killed Or Who Receives A Bodily Injury That Results In The Death Of The Covered Officer Or Fire Fighter Which Occurs While Engaged In The Performance Of The Individual's Official Duties To $200,000.00; And For Related Purposes.

Pesticide registration fee; increase to fund Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefit Fund.

Rep. Cecil Brown [D]

Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]

Rep. Johnny Stringer [D]

Rep. Joe Warren [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0400.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0400IN.htm