Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB958
Legislation Overview
Title: Concealed firearms on school premises; require local school board to adopt policy authorizing certain school employees to carry.
Description: An Act To Authorize Local School Boards To Develop A Policy To Provide For The Safety, Protection And Well-being Of Students; To Require That The School Board Submit The Policy To The State Board Of Education And The Department Of Public Safety For Approval Before Implementation; To Provide That The Policy May Authorize The Local Superintendent Of Schools To Allow Certain School Employees To Carry A Concealed Firearm On School Premises; To Prescribe The Stipulations For Such School Employees To Be Authorized To Carry The Concealed Firearm; To Amend Section 37-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Sections 45-9-101, 97-37-7 And 97-37-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: Died In Committee
Last Action Date: March 5, 2013
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
16 sponsors: Carpenter; Arnold;Monsour; Bell;Boyd;Byrd; Chism; Crawford;Formby; Martinson; Moore;Staples;Taylor;Shirley;Morgan;Gipson;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (16 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2013 | Died In Committee |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2013 | Referred To Education |
| House | Feb 20, 2013 | Transmitted To Senate |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | Motion to Reconsider Tabled |
| House | Feb 13, 2013 | Passed As Amended |
| House | Feb 13, 2013 | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| House | Feb 13, 2013 | Amended |
| House | Feb 13, 2013 | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Myers, Moore, Clarke) |
| House | Feb 5, 2013 | Read the Third Time |
| House | Feb 4, 2013 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| House | Jan 21, 2013 | Referred To Education |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Feb 20, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 6, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 28, 2013 | 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
House Passed As Amended
Link: link to state bill page
