Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB680
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed firearms; 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: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Died In Committee
Last Action Date: February 2, 2021
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Oscar Denton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 2, 2021 | Died In Committee |
| House | Jan 18, 2021 | Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2021 | 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
