9 total bills, 3 anti-gun bills,
3 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation
9 total bills, 3 anti-gun bills,
3 pro-gun bills for this session
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note: Mississippi does not carry over legislation from session to session
Title: Firearm endorsement; require to be placed on driver's license.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Issue A New, Renewal Or Duplicate Driver's License, Temporary Driving Permit Or Commercial Driver's License To Any Licensed Firearm Holder Which States The Type Of Enhanced Firearm Endorsement The Licensee Or Permittee Possesses; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
Last Action Date: January 10, 2025
Title: Justifiable homicide; clarify immunity from prosecution and civil liability.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Criminal And Civil Immunity When A Court Determines Justifiable Homicide; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
Last Action Date: January 10, 2025
Title: The Second Amendment Preservation Act; create to provide that the Legislature preempts local firearms ordinances.
Description: An Act Entitled The "second Amendment Preservation Act"; To Provide That The Mississippi Legislature Preempts The Law Of Firearms, Components, Ammunition And Firearm Supplies To The Complete Exclusion Of Any Order, Ordinance Or Regulation By Any Political Subdivision Or Municipality Of This State; To Bring Forward Sections 45-9-51, 45-9-53 And 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Conditions On Carrying Concealed Weapons And To Bring Forward Sections 97-37-7 And 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Conditions On Carrying Deadly Weapons And Penalties; To Provide That The Comprehensive Firearms Code Of The State Of Mississippi Is Interposed In Place Of Any Federal Law Confiscating Firearms Of Law-abiding Citizens; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
Last Action Date: January 10, 2025
Title: Concealed firearm; clarify prohibition for those declared mentally incompetent by courts.
Description: An Act To Provide That If A Court Adjudicates A Person As Mentally Incompetent Or Orders That A Person Be Committed To A Hospital, Mental Health Treatment Facility Or Other Institution Qualified To Provide Care And Treatment For Persons With Mental Illness, Then The Clerk Of The Court Shall Notify The Department Of Public Safety Of Such Order; To Provide That If A Person Voluntarily Commits Himself Or Herself To Such A Hospital, Facility Or Institution, Then The Hospital, Facility Or Institution Shall Notify The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That The Department May Use The Information Contained In The Notification Solely For Purposes Associated With Issuing, Denying, Suspending Or Revoking Such Person's License, Or Application For A License To Carry A Stun Gun, Concealed Pistol Or Concealed Revolver; To Provide That Records Associated With This Information Are Not Public; To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Department Maintain An Automated Listing Of Persons Who Are The Subject Of Such Notifications And Review The Listing As Necessary; To Bring Forward Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution
Last Action Date: January 10, 2025
Title: Assault weapons; prohibit sale of to any person under age 21 years.
Description: An Act To Prohibit The Sale Or Giving Of Assault Weapons To Any Person Under The Age Of Twenty-one; To Amend Section 97-37-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Prohibition Regarding Firearms; To Amend Section 45-9-53 And 45-9-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Provisions Of Law That Regulate Local Ordinances Regarding Firearms; To Bring Forward Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Process For Concealed Carry Licenses; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution
Last Action Date: January 10, 2025
Title: School resource officers; authorize local law enforcement agencies to enter into agreement with independent nonpublic schools to provide.
Description: An Act To Authorize Local Law Enforcement Agencies With Primary Law Enforcement Authority Of All Public And Nonpublic Schools Within Their Jurisdiction To Enter Into Memorandums Of Understanding With Independent Nonpublic Schools To Employ Law Enforcement Officers As School Resource Officers (sros) At Such Schools; To Specify The Training Requirements For Individuals Serving As Sros At Independent Nonpublic Schools And Consequences For Noncompliance With Training Requirements; To Amend Sections 21-19-49 And 17-25-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Education
Last Action Date: January 15, 2025
Title: Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use in defense of residence or motor vehicle.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 97-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Person Convicted Of A Nonviolent Felony To Possess And Use Firearms And Deadly Weapons To Defend His Or Her Home Or Motor Vehicle; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
Last Action Date: January 15, 2025
Title: "Boyd Mason Act"; create.
Description: An Act To Create The "boyd Mason" Act; To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To Individuals Who Are Residents Of Mississippi And Have Been Honorably Discharged From Active Service In Any Branch Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Or The Mississippi National Guard And Have Been Certified By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Or Its Successor As Having 100% Permanent Service-connected Disability, Sales To The Surviving Spouse Of Such An Individual And Sales For The Benefit Of Such An Individual Made To A Spouse Of The Individual Or To A Member Of The Household In Which The Individual Resides And Who Is Authorized To Make Purchases On The Individual's Behalf, When Such Individual Is Not Present At The Sale; To Limit The Amount Of Annual Sales To Which The Exemption May Apply; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Ways and Means
Last Action Date: January 16, 2025
Title: Unserialized firearms ("ghost guns"); create crime of possession of.
Description: An Act To Create The Crime Of Possessing An Unserialized Firearm Or Unserialized Unfinished Firearm Frame Or Receiver, Commonly Known As "ghost Guns"; To Define Certain Terms; To Require A Firearm Manufactured Using 3d Printing Technology To Be Serialized; To Prescribe Requirements For The Serialization Of Firearms; To Require The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Publish Notice Of The Requirements Of This Act; To Exempt Certain Firearms From The Serialization Requirements; To Establish Criminal Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes.
Last Action: Referred To Judiciary B
Last Action Date: January 16, 2025
