Mississippi Senate Bill 2023 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 45-3-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Crime Of Impersonating A Patrolman Shall Be A Felony; To Increase The Minimum Term Of Imprisonment For The Crime Of Impersonating A Patrolman; To Amend Section 97-7-44, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Crime Of Impersonating A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Be A Felony; To Increase The Penalty For Impersonating A Law Enforcement Officer; To Repeal Section 97-7-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Offense Of Impersonating State, County Or Municipal Officers Or Employees And Is A Duplicative Section; And For Related Purposes.

Criminal law; increase penalties for crimes of impersonating patrolman or law enforcement officer.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	3	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	7	43	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
97	7	44	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2023.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2023IN.htm