Mississippi Senate Bill 2246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Suppressor Freedom Act; To Define Terms; To State Legislative Findings; To Provide That A Firearm Suppressor Shall Be Considered To Be Manufactured In This State If It Is Manufactured In This State Without Regard To Whether A Firearm Imported Into This State From Another State Is Attached To Or Used In Conjunction With The Firearm Suppressor; To Require Certain Markings On A Firearm Suppressor Manufactured And Sold In This State; To Require The Attorney General To Seek A Declaratory Judgment From A Federal District Court In This State That This Act Is Consistent With The Provisions Of The United States Constitution Upon The Receipt Of Written Notification Of A Person's Intent To Manufacture A Firearm Suppressor Under The Authority Of This Act; To Prohibit The State, Its Political Subdivision Or A Governmental Entity From Adopting A Rule, Order, Ordinance, Or Policy Under Which The Entity Enforces, Or By Consistent Action Allowing The Enforcement Of, A Federal Statute, Order, Rule, Or Regulation That Purports To Regulate A Firearm Suppressor If The Statute, Order, Rule, Or Regulation Imposes A Prohibition, Restriction, Or Other Regulation That Does Not Exist Under The Laws Of This State; To Provide A Remedy Against Certain Governmental Entities; To Repeal Section 97-37-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Criminalizes The Manufacture Of Silencers On Firearms Without Authorization Under Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Suppressor Freedom Act; enact.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]	Sen. Jeff Tate [R]	Sen. Charles Younger [R]	Sen. Philip Moran [R]
Sen. Bart Williams [R]	Sen. Scott DeLano [R]	Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]	Sen. Juan Barnett [D]
Sen. Neil Whaley [R]	Sen. Michael McLendon [R]	Sen. Jason Barrett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-13	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	37	31	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2246.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2246IN.htm