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Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB1180

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Legislation Overview

Title: Concealed firearm license; clarify prohibition for mentally incompetent.

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 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.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Died In Committee

Last Action Date: March 3, 2020

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Oscar Denton (D); Jeffery Harness (N); Carl Mickens (D); Daryl Porter (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 122)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 3, 2020 Died In Committee
House Feb 17, 2020 Referred To Judiciary B
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 18, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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