Bill Text: MS HB118 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Counties; authorize to make donations to domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee [HB118 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2016-HB118-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2016 Regular Session
To: County Affairs
By: Representative Hines
House Bill 118
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-21-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY TO MAKE AN ANNUAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER OR RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVING ITS AREA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 93-21-115, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
93-21-115. The governing authorities of any municipality or the board of supervisors of any county, in the state, are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to donate annually out of any money in the municipal treasury or county treasury such sums as the governing authorities or the board of supervisors deem advisable to support any domestic violence shelter or rape crisis center operating within or serving its area. For the purposes of this section, "rape crisis center" means a place established to provide care, counseling and related services to victims of rape, attempted rape, sexual battery or attempted sexual battery.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2016.
