Mississippi House Bill 581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Employee Firearm Protection Act Of 2016; To Amend Section 45-9-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Public Or Private Employer From Restricting An Employee's Possession Of A Firearm In The Employee's Privately Owned Motor Vehicle While Parked In A Public Or Private Parking Area; To Require The Employee To Possess A Valid Concealed Carry Permit Or Mississippi Hunting License; To Provide That The Firearm Must Be Kept In The Employee's Motor Vehicle And Kept From Ordinary Observation; To Authorize An Employer To Make Inquiry Into Whether An Employee Possesses A Firearm In Their Motor Vehicle Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That An Employer May Not Take Adverse Action Against An Employee If The Employee Has Complied With The Requirements Of This Section; To Provide Recovery Against The Employer If The Employer Has Wrongfully Taken Adverse Action Against An Employee; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Employee Firearm Protection Act of 2016; create.

Rep. Gary Staples [R]

Rep. Steve Massengill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0581.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0581IN.htm