Mississippi Senate Bill 2597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Passed on April 16 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "gale Stauffer, Jr., And Joseph Maher Law Enforcement Appreciation Act Of 2014"; To Amend Sections 25-3-93 And 25-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That State Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Injured By Wound Or Accident In The Line Of Duty Shall Not Be Required To Use Earned Personal Leave Or Major Medical Leave During The Period Of Recovery From The Injury; To Authorize Municipalities And Counties To Adopt Policies To Continue To Pay All Or A Portion Of The Regular Compensation And Related Benefits Of Any Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter Or Other Employee That Protects The Public Interest Of The Municipality Or County Who Is Injured In The Line Of Duty, During The Time That The Injured Employee Is Physically Unable To Perform The Duties Of His Or Her Employment; And For Related Purposes.

Law enforcement officers; not required to use personal or major medical leave when injured in line of duty.

Sen. Perry Lee [R]	Sen. Kelvin Butler [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Russell Jolly [D]
Sen. Kenneth Jones [D]	Sen. David Jordan [D]	Sen. Sollie Norwood [D]	Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]
Sen. Willie Simmons [D]	Sen. Bill Stone [D]

2014-04-02 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 122 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-11 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 122 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-06 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-16		Approved by Governor
2014-04-07	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2014-04-02	House	Conference Report Adopted
2014-04-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2014-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-31	House	Conference Report Filed
2014-03-29	House	Conferees Named Gipson,Taylor,Ladner
2014-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Collins,Lee,Fillingane
2014-03-27	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2014-03-13	House	Returned For Concurrence
2014-03-11	House	Passed As Amended
2014-03-11	House	Amended
2014-03-04	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2014-02-15	House	Referred To Judiciary B
2014-02-07	Senate	Transmitted To House
2014-02-06	Senate	Passed
2014-01-29	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2014-01-20	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2597.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2597IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2597PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2597SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0310014.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0640030.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/senate/0850048.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/votes/house/0860009.pdf