Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB703
Legislation Overview
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.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred To Education
Last Action Date: February 14, 2025
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Billy Calvert (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 14, 2025 | Transmitted To Senate |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | Referred To Education |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Passed |
| House | Feb 12, 2025 | Read the Third Time |
| House | Jan 30, 2025 | Title Suff Do Pass |
| House | Jan 15, 2025 | Referred To Education |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 14, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2025 | 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Passed | 02/13/2025 | 117 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
