Mississippi Senate Bill 2721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Eliminate The Offense Of Contempt For Failure To Pay A Fine Or Fee Or Failure To Respond To A Summons Or Citation Relating To A Traffic Offense As A Ground For Revoking A Driver's License; To Amend Section 63-1-52, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Other Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 63-1-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That After Certain Notice Is Given To A Person Who Fails To Timely Pay Any Fines, Fees And Assessments Relating To A Traffic Offense Within 90 Days Of Receiving The Notice, The Person Is Subject To Debt Collection By The Court Rather Than Facing License Suspension; To Amend Section 63-1-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That A License Be Suspended For A Controlled Substance Violation That Is Unrelated To Operation Of A Motor Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.

Driver's license suspension; revise.

Sen. Juan Barnett [D]

Sen. Barbara Blackmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2721.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2721IN.htm