Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation SB2538
Legislation Overview
Title: Justifiable homicide; provide for criminal and civil immunity.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 97-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Uses Or Threatens To Use Force As Permitted In This Section Is Justified And Is Immune From Criminal Prosecution And Civil Action; To Authorize A Law Enforcement Agency To Investigate The Use Of Force; To Prohibit A Law Enforcement Agency From Arresting The Person Who Used The Force Or Threatened To Use The Force Unless The Agency Determines That There Is Probable Cause That The Force That Used Or Threatened Was Unlawful; To Require The Court To Award Certain Damages Incurred By The Defendant In Defense Of Any Civil Action Brought By A Plaintiff If The Court Finds That The Defendant Is Immune From Criminal Prosecution Under This Section; And For Related Purposes.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Died In Committee
Last Action Date: February 1, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Jeremy England (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 52)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 1, 2022 | Died In Committee |
| Senate | Jan 17, 2022 | Referred To Judiciary, Division B |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 18, 2022 | 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
