Mississippi House Bill 741 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Each Local Law Enforcement Agency To Adopt A Policy Regarding The Investigation Process Of Any Death Resulting From The Involvement Of An Officer Employed By The Law Enforcement Agency; To Provide That Such Policy Shall Be Provided To And Signed By All Law Enforcement Officers Employed By The Law Enforcement Agency To Acknowledge Receipt Of The Policy; To Provide That The Investigation Process Shall Be Conducted By Internal Affairs In A Transparent Manner That Avoids Any Appearance Of Any Conflict Of Interest; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria To Be Contained In The Policy; To Provide That The Occurrence Of Certain Acts Shall Necessitate An Immediate Response To The Scene Of Incident And An Investigation Conducted By Internal Affairs; To Require The Investigator Conducting The Investigation To Provide A Complete Written Report To The Attorney General And The District Attorney Of The County In Which The Officer-involved Death Or Injury Occurred; To Provide That The Investigation Of Such Incidents Shall Not Exceed Six Months; And For Related Purposes.

Death caused by law enforcement officer; require independent investigations of.

Rep. Adrienne Wooten [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0741.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0741IN.htm