Bill Text: MS SB2390 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Mississippi Code of Military Justice; expand the scope of persons who may be tried or punished under.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee [SB2390 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2019-SB2390-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Veterans and Military Affairs; Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Parker
Senate Bill 2390
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-451, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE STATE MILITARY FORCES, NOT IN TITLE 10 FEDERAL SERVICE, MAY BE TRIED OR PUNISHED UNDER THE PUNITIVE SECTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DUTY STATUS, UNTIL SUCH PERSON'S SERVICE HAS BEEN TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW OR REGULATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 33-13-451, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
33-13-451. * * * All members of the state
military forces, not in Title 10 federal service, may be tried or punished
for any offense provided for in Sections 33-13-451 through 33-13-529 of this
code, * * * regardless of their duty status * * *, until such person's service has
been terminated in accordance with law or regulation.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.
