Bill Text: MS SC531 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 531 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Suspend rules; introduction of a bill to revise definition of hate crimes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2022-04-05 - Died In Committee [SC531 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2022-SC531-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2022 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) Blount

Senate Concurrent Resolution 531

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF A BILL ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DELINEATION OF CLASSES OF VICTIMS TRIGGERING AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR A HATE CRIME; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House are hereby suspended for the purpose of requesting the drafting, introduction, consideration and passage, regardless of any deadlines imposed by said rules, of a bill entitled "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DELINEATION OF CLASSES OF VICTIMS TRIGGERING AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR A HATE CRIME; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-305, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."