Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2536
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/14/22
Enrolled
4/4/22
Vetoed
4/21/22
An Act To Create A Public Registry Of Offenders Whose Crimes Involved The Embezzlement Or Misappropriation Of Public Funds; To Define Terms; To Direct The Department Of Public Safety To Create A Registry Of Offenders; To Require Responsible Agencies To Forward Certain Information To The Department; To Require Offenders To Report To The Department Within A Prescribed Timeframe; To Authorize The Department To Promulgate Rules For The Implementation Of The Act; To Amend Section 25-1-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Local Governments From Hiring Persons On The Registry For Certain Positions; An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Effect Of Expungement Procedures In Relation To Qualified Electors; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2537
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/3/22
Failed
3/9/22
An Act To Amend Section 45-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce A Violation Of The Article That Regulates The Sale And Storage Of Fireworks From A Felony To A Misdemeanor; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2538
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Uses Or Threatens To Use Force As Permitted In This Section Is Justified And Is Immune From Criminal Prosecution And Civil Action; To Authorize A Law Enforcement Agency To Investigate The Use Of Force; To Prohibit A Law Enforcement Agency From Arresting The Person Who Used The Force Or Threatened To Use The Force Unless The Agency Determines That There Is Probable Cause That The Force That Used Or Threatened Was Unlawful; To Require The Court To Award Certain Damages Incurred By The Defendant In Defense Of Any Civil Action Brought By A Plaintiff If The Court Finds That The Defendant Is Immune From Criminal Prosecution Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2539
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Revise Existing Scrap Metal Law By Relocating The Existing Provisions To A New Chapter 18 Of Title 97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Revising The Same; To Create New Section 97-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Scrap Metal Act; To Create New Section 97-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Definitions; To Create New Section 97-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Maintain Certain Records; To Create New Section 97-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Dealers Photograph Metal Property; To Create New Section 97-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records And Property Will Be Subject To Certain Inspections; To Create New Section 97-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Law Enforcement Hold Notices; To Create New Section 97-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Making Of False Statements To Dealers; To Create New Section 97-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Cash Transactions; To Create New Section 97-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Failures To Comply Constitute Prima Facie Evidence Of Violation; To Create New Section 97-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Beer Kegs And Syrup Tanks; To Create New Section 97-18-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Cemetery Bronze; To Create New Section 97-18-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Manhole And Other Covers; To Create New Section 97-18-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Air Conditioning Parts; To Create New Section 97-18-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Catalytic Converters Not Attached To A Vehicle; To Create New Section 97-18-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Purchases From Certain Minors; To Create New Section 97-18-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Punishment For Certain Violations; To Create New Section 97-18-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Conflict Of Law; To Create New Section 97-18-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Statewide Application; To Create New Section 97-18-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Preemption Of Certain Local Ordinances; To Create New Section 97-18-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Registration; To Create New Section 97-18-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Authority Of The Secretary Of State In Enforcing This Act; To Create New Section 97-18-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Certain Judicial Review Processes; To Repeal Sections 97-17-71, 97-17-71.1 And 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Scrap Metal Dealer Law That Is Subsumed By The Substance Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2540
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 97-3-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Crime Of Rape; To Amend Section 97-3-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalty For The Crime Of Rape; To Amend Section 97-3-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Repeal Section 97-3-99, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Provides A Defense Of Marriage To Crimes Related To Sexual Battery; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2541
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment And To Prescribe Penalties Therefor; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2542
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Bring Forward Section 63-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment Related To The Determination Of Indigency; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2543
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/14/22
Enrolled
4/6/22
Passed
4/19/22
An Act To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division And The Driver Service Bureau As Separate Offices Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Amend Section 41-29-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Disciplinary Policy Within The Bureau Of Narcotics To Reflect State Law And Policy Within Other Units Of The Department Of Public Safety; To Delete Outdated Language; To Amend Section 41-61-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 719, 2022 Regular Session, To Require The Director Of The Department Of Public Safety To Set The Fee For Testimony Provided By State Medical Examiners, Physicians And Pathologists Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Or The Office Of The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Testimony Of Employees Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory And The Office Of The State Medical Examiner In Criminal Trials To Be Conducted Via Remote Audiovisual Communications In Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 41-61-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Employees Of The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory Shall Be Subject To The Rules, Regulations And Policies Of The Mississippi State Personnel Board In Their Employment; To Amend Section 45-1-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation Shall Have Jurisdiction To Investigate All Incidents Of Officer-involved Shootings, Other Than Shootings Involving One Or More Members Of The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation, Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Designate Another Law Enforcement Agency Or Task Force To Investigate Any Incident Of A Shooting Involving One Or More Members Of The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State; To Provide That The Attorney General's Office Shall Be Exclusively Responsible For Presenting All Officer-involved Shootings Resulting In Injury Or Death Occurring In The State To The Appropriate Duly Empaneled Grand Jury And, Upon Indictment By The Grand Jury, Prosecuting Such Matters; To Repeal Section 97-35-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision That Requires The Registration Of Convicted Felons With The Chief Of Police Of The City In Which The Felon Resides Or The Sheriff Of The County In Which The Felon Resides; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2544
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 43-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Disposition Of Fines Collected By The Youth Court; To Amend Section 43-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Payment Of Court Costs, Fines And Fees In Youth Court Proceedings; To Amend Section 43-21-605, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Payment Of Court Costs, Fines And Fees In Delinquency Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-607, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Payment Of Court Costs, Fines And Fees In Child-in-need-of-supervision Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Costs Of Treatment Ordered In Youth Court Cases; To Amend Section 43-21-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Responsibility Of The Child Or A Parent, Guardian Or Custodian Of The Child To Pay For Treatment; To Amend Section 43-21-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fee A Child Might Be Assessed For Participation In Teen Court; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2545
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/14/22
Enrolled
4/4/22
Passed
4/18/22
An Act To Amend Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of Purchase Transactions For Scrap Metal; To Revise Definitions By Adding Certain Terms; To Require Record Keeping For Dealer To Dealer Transactions; To Regulate Delivery Of Metal Property By A Person Other Than The Seller Who Delivers Metal Property; To Provide That The Sale Of Certain Telecommunication Wire Shall Be Unlawful; To Provide That This Section Shall Take Precedence Over Local Ordinances Governing Purchase Transactions Of Metal Property; To Amend Section 97-17-71.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Registrant To Declare Whether The Registrant Has Ever Been Convicted Of Any Felony Offense Or Any Misdemeanor Offense Involving Fraud, Dishonesty, Or Deceit Within Five Years Preceding The Date Of Application; To Provide That A Registrant Convicted Of Such An Offense May Be Prohibited From Registering For Five Years From The Date Of Conviction; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Make Certain False Or Misleading Statements; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Compel Or Allow A Person To Testify Or Produce A Record Under Certain Circumstances; To Require The Secretary Of State To Hold An Administrative Hearing Within A Certain Number Of Business Days Of Issuing An Immediate Cease And Desist Order; To Amend Section 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Purchase Of Any Air Conditioner Evaporator Coil Is Subject To Certain Record Keeping Requirements; To Create New Section 97-17-71.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Requirements For The Purchase And Acquisition Of Certain Catalytic Converters Not Attached To A Motor Vehicle; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Transfer Or Purchase A Used, Detached Catalytic Converter Without Meeting The Requirements Of This Section; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2546
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
4/5/22
An Act To Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Harvey Scott Haney Of Clarke County, Mississippi.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2547
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Criminalize The Discharge Of A Firearm Within Or Into The Limits Of Any Municipality; To Provide That A Person Convicted Of Discharging A Firearm Within Or Into The Limits Of Any Municipality May Be Sentenced For A Misdemeanor Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Exceptions To The Crime; To Define Terms; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2548
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 97-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Organized Retail Theft And Organized Retail Theft Enterprise; To Amend Section 97-43-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2549
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 97-23-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Offense Of Shoplifting And The Gravity Of The Offense; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2550
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 19-25-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Sheriffs To Appoint As Auxiliary Deputies Tribal Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Employed By A Federally Recognized Indian Tribe That Has Trust Lands Located Within This State; To Amend Section 45-6-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Such A Tribal Law Enforcement Officer Is Not Subject To Further Licensure Under Title 45, Chapter 11, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.