Mississippi House Bill 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That A Firearm Suppressor Manufactured And Remaining In The State Of Mississippi Is Not Subject To Federal Laws And Regulations Governing Firearm Suppressors; To Prohibit State And Local Governmental Authorities From Enforcing Federal Regulations On Suppressors Made In Mississippi; To Require State Funding To Be Withheld From Any Governmental Entity That Adopts A Rule Or Policy Enforcing The Federal Laws Governing Firearm Suppressors; To Require The Dismissal Of Charges Of Illegally Carrying A Muffler Or Silencer Which Are Pending On July 1, 2023; To Amend Sections 11-1-67, 97-37-1 And 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 97-37-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Misdemeanor Offense Of Making, Manufacturing, Selling Or Possessing A Device That Will Muffle The Report Of A Firearm By A Person Not Authorized To Do Such Under Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

Firearm suppressors; authorize manufacture and possession in Mississippi and prohibit enforcement of federal laws governing.

Rep. Joey Hood [R]

Rep. Jon Lancaster [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	1	67	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	31	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
97	37	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0656.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0656IN.htm