Mississippi House Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 10 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-10 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Penalties When "death" Results From A Child Injured While Exiting Or Boarding A School Bus; To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Arrest Of The Driver And A Charge Of Aggravated Assault When A Child Is Killed When Boarding Or Exiting A School Bus; To Provide Penalties When Death Occurs From The Injury; To Provide That The New Provisions Shall Be Named The "amiya Braxton Amendment"; And For Related Purposes.

Amiya Braxton; revise penalties when driver injures child who is exiting a school bus.

Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-10	House	Died On Calendar
2022-01-25	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2022-01-04	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	3	615	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0061.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0061IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0061CS.htm