Mississippi House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-15-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Members Of The Department Of Marine Resources Enforcement Officers' Reserve Unit Shall Serve Without Pay And Without Certain Benefits; To Authorize Enforcement Officers To Protect Critical Infrastructures Related To Homeland Security Threats; To Remove The Prohibition Against A Member Of The Reserve Also Being A Member Of Any Police, Auxiliary Police, Civil Defense, Or Private Security Agency; To Provide That The Reserve Shall Be Appointed By The Executive Director And Shall Be Under The Direction Of The Chief Of Marine Patrol Or His Or Her Designee; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Marine Resources Enforcement Officers' Reserve Unit; revise provisions regulating.

Rep. Timmy Ladner [R]

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

2020-03-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-05-12	Senate	Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2020-03-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-11	House	Passed
2020-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-02-06	House	Referred To Marine Resources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0649.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0649IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0649PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0650025.pdf