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Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation SB2079

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: MS School Safety Guardian Act; create.

Description: An Act To Create New Section 45-9-181, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The School Safety Guardian Training Program Within The Office Of Homeland Security Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Governing Body Of A School To Establish A School Safety Guardian Program; To Provide Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances For School Safety Guardians Who Comply With The Act; To Exempt The Identity Of School Safety Guardians From Public Disclosure; To Provide Minimum Requirement For The Training Program; To Enact Standards; To Provide That Subject To Appropriation And Any Other Requirements Provided By Law, The Office Of Homeland Security May Contract With A Third-party Vendor For Mobile Phone Applications And/or Computer Equipment Or Services To Accomplish The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Section 45-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Commissioner To Establish Guidelines For Active Shooter Situations; To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Instances Of Justifiable Homicide; To Amend Section 97-37-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Defenses To A Charge Of Unlawfully Carrying Of A Concealed Weapon; And For Related Purposes.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: April 11, 2023

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'.

15 sponsors: Angela Burks Hill (R); Jeff Tate (R); Neil Whaley (R); Jeremy England (R); Tyler McCaughn (R); Kevin Blackwell (R); Philip Moran (R); Joey Fillingane (R); Melanie Sojourner (R); Chris Caughman (R); Lydia Chassaniol (R); Jennifer Branning (R); Kathy Chism (R); Michael McLendon (R); Joseph Seymour (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 29% (15 of 52)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 11, 2023 Approved by Governor
House Mar 31, 2023 Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate Mar 31, 2023 Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate Mar 27, 2023 Conference Report Adopted
House Mar 27, 2023 Conference Report Adopted
Senate Mar 26, 2023 Conference Report Filed
House Mar 26, 2023 Conference Report Filed
House Mar 22, 2023 Conferees Named Bain,Horan,Ford (73rd)
Senate Mar 17, 2023 Conferees Named DeBar,Hill,Polk
Senate Mar 15, 2023 Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
House Mar 8, 2023 Returned For Concurrence
House Mar 7, 2023 Amended
House Mar 7, 2023 Passed As Amended
House Feb 23, 2023 Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
House Feb 20, 2023 Referred To Judiciary B
Senate Feb 9, 2023 Transmitted To House
Senate Feb 8, 2023 Committee Substitute Adopted
Senate Feb 8, 2023 Passed
Senate Jan 31, 2023 DR - TSDPCS: ED To JA
Senate Jan 31, 2023 Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Senate Jan 9, 2023 Referred To Education;Judiciary, Division A
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 31, 2023 state link bill text
Engrossed Feb 9, 2023 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 1, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Committee Amendment No 1 Committee Amendment No 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/8/2023 38 14 0 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (D) Nay
  • Butler, Kelvin (D) Nay
  • Carter, Joel (R) Yea
  • Caughman, Chris (R) Yea
  • Chassaniol, Lydia (R) Yea
  • Chism, Kathy (R) Yea
  • DeBar, Dennis (R) Yea
  • DeLano, Scott (R) Yea
  • England, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Fillingane, Joey (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Hillman (D) Nay
  • Harkins, Josh (R) Yea
  • Hickman, Rod (D) Nay
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jordan, David (D) Nay
  • Kirby, Dean (R) Yea
  • McCaughn, Tyler (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Chris (R) Yea
  • McLendon, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mcmahan, Chad (R) Yea
  • Michel, Walter (R) Yea
  • Moran, Philip (R) Yea
  • Norwood, Sollie (D) Nay
  • Parker, David (R) Yea
  • Polk, John (R) Yea
  • Potts Parks, Rita (R) Yea
  • Seymour, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Simmons, Derrick (D) Nay
  • Simmons, Sarita (D) Yea
  • Sojourner, Melanie (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Suber, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Tate, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Turner-Ford, Angela (D) Nay
  • Whaley, Neil (R) Yea
  • Wiggins, Brice (R) Yea
  • Williams, Bart (R) Yea
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/8/2023 39 13 0 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (D) Nay
  • Butler, Kelvin (D) Nay
  • Carter, Joel (R) Yea
  • Caughman, Chris (R) Yea
  • Chassaniol, Lydia (R) Yea
  • Chism, Kathy (R) Yea
  • DeBar, Dennis (R) Yea
  • DeLano, Scott (R) Yea
  • England, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Fillingane, Joey (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Hillman (D) Nay
  • Harkins, Josh (R) Yea
  • Hickman, Rod (D) Nay
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jordan, David (D) Nay
  • Kirby, Dean (R) Yea
  • McCaughn, Tyler (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Chris (R) Yea
  • McLendon, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mcmahan, Chad (R) Yea
  • Michel, Walter (R) Yea
  • Moran, Philip (R) Yea
  • Norwood, Sollie (D) Nay
  • Parker, David (R) Yea
  • Polk, John (R) Yea
  • Potts Parks, Rita (R) Yea
  • Seymour, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Simmons, Derrick (D) Nay
  • Simmons, Sarita (D) Yea
  • Sojourner, Melanie (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Suber, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Tate, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Turner-Ford, Angela (D) Nay
  • Whaley, Neil (R) Yea
  • Wiggins, Brice (R) Yea
  • Williams, Bart (R) Yea
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/7/2023 79 35 7 0 Yes
  • Aguirre, Shane (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Brent (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Jeramey (D) Nay
  • Anthony, Otis (N) Nay
  • Arnold, William (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Perry (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Willie (D) Nay
  • Bain, Nick (D) Yea
  • Banks, Earle (D) Nay
  • Barnett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Barton, Manly (R) Yea
  • Bell, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Bell, Donnie (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Edward (D) Nay
  • Bomgar, Joel (R) Yea
  • Bounds, C. Scott (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Andy (N) NV
  • Boyd, Randy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chris (R) Yea
  • Brown, William (D) Nay
  • Burnett, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Busby, Charles (R) Yea
  • Byrd, Larry (R) Yea
  • Calvert, Billy (R) NV
  • Carpenter, Lester (R) Yea
  • Clark, Bryant (D) Nay
  • Clarke, Alyce (D) Nay
  • Cockerham, Angela (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • Creekmore, Sam (R) Yea
  • Criswell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Crudup, Ronnie (N) Nay
  • Currie, Becky (R) Yea
  • Darnell, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Denton, Oscar (D) Nay
  • Deweese, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eubanks, Dan (R) Yea
  • Eure, Casey (R) Yea
  • Evans, Bob (D) Yea
  • Evans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Faulkner, John (D) Nay
  • Felsher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Ford, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Foster, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Gibbs, Karl (D) Yea
  • Goodin, Dale (R) Yea
  • Guice, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Gunn, Philip (R) Yea
  • Hale, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Haney, Greg (R) Yea
  • Harness, Jeffery (N) Nay
  • Hines, John (D) Nay
  • Holloway, Gregory (D) NV
  • Hood, Joey (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Steve (R) Yea
  • Horan, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Horne, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Huddleston, Mac (R) NV
  • Hulum, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Lataisha (D) Nay
  • Jackson-McCray, Hester (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Karriem, Kabir (D) Nay
  • Kinkade, Bill (R) Yea
  • Ladner, Timmy (R) Yea
  • Lamar, John (R) Yea
  • Lancaster, Jon (D) Yea
  • Mangold, Vince (R) Yea
  • Massengill, Steve (R) Yea
  • McCarty, Kent (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Jay (R) Yea
  • McLean, Dana (D) NV
  • McLeod, Doug (R) Yea
  • Mickens, Carl (D) Nay
  • Miles, Tom (D) Yea
  • Mims, Sam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Ken (R) Yea
  • Newman, Gene (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Karl (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Solomon (N) Nay
  • Owen, Jansen (R) Yea
  • Paden, Orlando (D) Nay
  • Patterson, Randall (D) Yea
  • Pigott, Bill (R) Yea
  • Porter, Daryl (D) Nay
  • Powell, Brent (R) Yea
  • Read, John (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Roberson, Rob (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Robin (N) Yea
  • Rosebud, Tracey (D) Nay
  • Rushing, Randal (R) Yea
  • Sanders, Robert (D) Nay
  • Sanford, Noah (R) Yea
  • Scoggin, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Scott, Omeria (D) Nay
  • Shanks, Fred (R) Yea
  • Smith, Troy (R) Yea
  • Stamps, De'Keither (D) Nay
  • Steverson, Jody (R) Yea
  • Straughter, Rufus (D) Nay
  • Summers, Zakiya (D) Nay
  • Taylor, Cheikh (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Rickey (D) Nay
  • Tubb, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Tullos, Mark (R) Yea
  • Turner, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kenneth (D) Nay
  • Wallace, Price (R) Yea
  • Warren McGee, Missy (R) NV
  • Watson, Percy (D) Nay
  • Weathersby, Tom (R) Yea
  • White, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wilkes, Stacey (R) NV
  • Williamson, Brady (R) Yea
  • Yancey, Lee (R) Yea
  • Yates, Shanda (D) Yea
  • Young, Charles (D) Nay
  • Zuber, Henry (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/27/2023 79 32 10 0 Yes
  • Aguirre, Shane (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Brent (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Jeramey (D) Nay
  • Anthony, Otis (N) Nay
  • Arnold, William (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Perry (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Willie (D) Nay
  • Bain, Nick (D) Yea
  • Banks, Earle (D) Nay
  • Barnett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Barton, Manly (R) Yea
  • Bell, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Bell, Donnie (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Edward (D) Nay
  • Bomgar, Joel (R) Yea
  • Bounds, C. Scott (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Andy (N) Yea
  • Boyd, Randy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chris (R) Yea
  • Brown, William (D) Nay
  • Burnett, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Busby, Charles (R) Yea
  • Byrd, Larry (R) Yea
  • Calvert, Billy (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Lester (R) Yea
  • Clark, Bryant (D) Nay
  • Clarke, Alyce (D) Nay
  • Cockerham, Angela (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • Creekmore, Sam (R) Yea
  • Criswell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Crudup, Ronnie (N) Nay
  • Currie, Becky (R) Yea
  • Darnell, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Denton, Oscar (D) Nay
  • Deweese, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eubanks, Dan (R) Yea
  • Eure, Casey (R) Yea
  • Evans, Bob (D) Yea
  • Evans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Faulkner, John (D) Nay
  • Felsher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Ford, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Foster, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Gibbs, Karl (D) Yea
  • Goodin, Dale (R) Yea
  • Guice, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Gunn, Philip (R) Yea
  • Hale, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Haney, Greg (R) Yea
  • Harness, Jeffery (N) Nay
  • Hines, John (D) Nay
  • Holloway, Gregory (D) NV
  • Hood, Joey (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Steve (R) Yea
  • Horan, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Horne, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Huddleston, Mac (R) NV
  • Hulum, Jeffrey (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Lataisha (D) Nay
  • Jackson-McCray, Hester (D) NV
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Karriem, Kabir (D) Nay
  • Kinkade, Bill (R) Yea
  • Ladner, Timmy (R) Yea
  • Lamar, John (R) Yea
  • Lancaster, Jon (D) Yea
  • Mangold, Vince (R) Yea
  • Massengill, Steve (R) Yea
  • McCarty, Kent (R) NV
  • McKnight, Jay (R) Yea
  • McLean, Dana (D) Yea
  • McLeod, Doug (R) Yea
  • Mickens, Carl (D) Nay
  • Miles, Tom (D) Yea
  • Mims, Sam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Ken (R) Yea
  • Newman, Gene (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Karl (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Solomon (N) Nay
  • Owen, Jansen (R) NV
  • Paden, Orlando (D) Nay
  • Patterson, Randall (D) Yea
  • Pigott, Bill (R) Yea
  • Porter, Daryl (D) Nay
  • Powell, Brent (R) Yea
  • Read, John (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Roberson, Rob (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Robin (N) NV
  • Rosebud, Tracey (D) NV
  • Rushing, Randal (R) Yea
  • Sanders, Robert (D) Nay
  • Sanford, Noah (R) Yea
  • Scoggin, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Scott, Omeria (D) Nay
  • Shanks, Fred (R) Yea
  • Smith, Troy (R) Yea
  • Stamps, De'Keither (D) NV
  • Steverson, Jody (R) Yea
  • Straughter, Rufus (D) Nay
  • Summers, Zakiya (D) Nay
  • Taylor, Cheikh (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Rickey (D) Nay
  • Tubb, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Tullos, Mark (R) Yea
  • Turner, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kenneth (D) NV
  • Wallace, Price (R) Yea
  • Warren McGee, Missy (R) NV
  • Watson, Percy (D) Nay
  • Weathersby, Tom (R) Yea
  • White, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wilkes, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Williamson, Brady (R) Yea
  • Yancey, Lee (R) Yea
  • Yates, Shanda (D) Yea
  • Young, Charles (D) Nay
  • Zuber, Henry (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/27/2023 38 14 0 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Nay
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (D) Nay
  • Butler, Kelvin (D) Nay
  • Carter, Joel (R) Yea
  • Caughman, Chris (R) Yea
  • Chassaniol, Lydia (R) Yea
  • Chism, Kathy (R) Yea
  • DeBar, Dennis (R) Yea
  • DeLano, Scott (R) Yea
  • England, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Fillingane, Joey (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Hillman (D) Nay
  • Harkins, Josh (R) Yea
  • Hickman, Rod (D) Nay
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jordan, David (D) Nay
  • Kirby, Dean (R) Yea
  • McCaughn, Tyler (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Chris (R) Yea
  • McLendon, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mcmahan, Chad (R) Yea
  • Michel, Walter (R) Yea
  • Moran, Philip (R) Yea
  • Norwood, Sollie (D) Nay
  • Parker, David (R) Yea
  • Polk, John (R) Yea
  • Potts Parks, Rita (R) Yea
  • Seymour, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Simmons, Derrick (D) Nay
  • Simmons, Sarita (D) Nay
  • Sojourner, Melanie (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Suber, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Tate, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Turner-Ford, Angela (D) Nay
  • Whaley, Neil (R) Yea
  • Wiggins, Brice (R) Yea
  • Williams, Bart (R) Yea
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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