Mississippi Senate Bill 2079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 15)
Status: Passed on April 11 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-11 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The School Safety Guardian Training Program Within The Office Of Homeland Security Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Governing Body Of A School To Establish A School Safety Guardian Program; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide Minimum Requirement For The Training Program; To Enact Standards; To Provide That Subject To Appropriation And Any Other Requirements Provided By Law, The Office Of Homeland Security May Contract With A Third-party Vendor For Mobile Phone Applications And/or Computer Equipment Or Services To Accomplish The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Commissioner To Establish Guidelines For Active Shooter Situations; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Instances Of Justifiable Homicide; To Amend Section 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Defenses To A Charge Of Unlawfully Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon; And For Related Purposes.

MS School Safety Guardian Act; create.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]	Sen. Jeff Tate [R]	Sen. Neil Whaley [R]	Sen. Jeremy England [R]
Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]	Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]	Sen. Philip Moran [R]	Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]
Sen. Melanie Sojourner [R]	Sen. Chris Caughman [R]	Sen. Lydia Chassaniol [R]	Sen. Jennifer Branning [R]
Sen. Kathy Chism [R]	Sen. Michael McLendon [R]	Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

2023-03-27 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 38 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 79 N: 32 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 79 N: 35 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 38 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-11		Approved by Governor
2023-03-31	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-31	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-27	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-26	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-26	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-22	House	Conferees Named Bain,Horan,Ford (73rd)
2023-03-17	Senate	Conferees Named DeBar,Hill,Polk
2023-03-15	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-08	House	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	House	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	House	Amended
2023-02-23	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-20	House	Referred To Judiciary B
2023-02-09	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-08	Senate	Passed
2023-02-08	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-31	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: ED To JA
2023-01-09	Senate	Referred To Education;Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	1	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2079.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2079IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2079CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2079PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2079SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2079_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2079_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2079_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0370069.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0370070.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0640007.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0840028.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0840043.pdf