Mississippi Senate Bill 2859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Employed By An Accredited Law Enforcement Department Shall Receive Supplementary Pay Annually; To Amend Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That $4,000,000.00 Of The Lottery Proceeds Fund Shall Be Transferred Into The Law Enforcement Officers Accreditation Supplemental Pay Fund; To Create A New Statute That Establishes The Law Enforcement Officers Accreditation Supplemental Pay Fund; To Create A New Section To Establish The Bulletproof Vests Revolving Fund To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety For Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Apply For Monies Necessary For The Match Requirement Of The Department Of Justice Vest Partnership Grant Act Of 1998; To Amend Section 45-6-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training; To Amend Section 37-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow University Police Officers To Have Jurisdiction Greater Than 500 Feet From The University If In Accordance With An Interlocal Agreement; To Provide For The Crime Of Reckless Endangerment; And And For Related Purposes.

Law enforcement officers; provide supplementary pay and revise statutory provisions.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Appropriations;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	115	85	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	105	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	6	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2859.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2859IN.htm