Bill Text: MS SB2935 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Weapons; immunity for property owners who do not prohibit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee [SB2935 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-SB2935-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Hill
Senate Bill 2935
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 95-17-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE IMMUNITY FOR A PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER WHO DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE CARRYING OF A WEAPON; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 95-17-1, Mississippi Code of 1972:
95-17-1. (1) A person, business, or other entity that owns, controls, or manages property and has the authority to prohibit weapons on that property by posting or otherwise, whether under Section 45-9-55, 45-9-53(4), 45-9-101(13) or any other statute or common law, shall be immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on such person's, business's, or other entity's failure to adopt a policy that prohibits weapons on the property.
(2) Immunity under this section does not apply to a person, business, or other entity whose conduct or failure to act is the result of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.
