Mississippi Senate Bill 2300 (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 Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County Having A Population Of 140,000 Or More To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality, And Excluding Any Interstate Highway; To Forbid The Levy Of Any Fine Associated With The Issuance Of A Citation Where A Driver Is Detected To Have Been Traveling In Excess Of The Posted Speed Limit, As Detected By The Sheriff Or His Deputies Through The Use Of Radar Speed Detection Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

Radar; authorize limited use of by sheriffs.

Sen. Michael McLendon [R]

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	3	519	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2300.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2300IN.htm