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Passed Mississippi Firearm Legislation SB2598

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Legislation Overview

Title: Department of Public Safety; revise licensing.

Description: An Act To Amend Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Public Safety To Waive The Residency Requirement For A Concealed-carry License For A Member Of An Active Or Reserve Component Branch Of The United States Of America Armed Forces Stationed In Mississippi, Or The Spouse Of The Same; To Amend Sections 63-1-9 And 63-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 550, 2021 Regular Session, To Remove The Intermediate License; To Revise The Department Of Public Safety's Authority To Issue Driver's Licenses And Learner's Permits; To Require A Licensee Under A Certain Age To Be Supervised While Driving For The First 6 Months Of Possession Of A Driver's License; To Amend Section 63-11-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Petition Appealing The Forfeiture, Suspension Or Denial Of Issuance Of A License Shall Be Served On The Attorney General And The Commissioner Of Public Safety; To Create A New Section Of Law To Require The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Establish An Alternative State Identification Card That Does Not Require Proof Of Domicile, For The Purpose Of Making A State Identification Card Available For Persons Who Do Not Have A Domicile To List; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury Into Which Shall Be Deposited Any Federal Monies That Are Made Available For The Establishment Of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure In The State; To Amend Sections 45-33-43, 63-1-5, 63-1-10.1, 63-1-23, 63-1-35, 63-1-43 And 63-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 550, 2021 Regular Session, To Conform; To Amend Sections 63-1-6, 63-1-33 And 63-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: April 16, 2021

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'.

1 sponsors: Jennifer Branning (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 52)

History
Chamber Date Action
Apr 16, 2021 Approved by Governor
House Apr 1, 2021 Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate Apr 1, 2021 Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate Mar 29, 2021 Conference Report Adopted
House Mar 29, 2021 Conference Report Adopted
Senate Mar 28, 2021 Conference Report Filed
House Mar 28, 2021 Conference Report Filed
House Mar 24, 2021 Conferees Named Busby,Massengill,Yates
Senate Mar 18, 2021 Conferees Named Fillingane,Branning,Thompson
Senate Mar 15, 2021 Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
House Mar 11, 2021 Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House Mar 11, 2021 Returned For Concurrence
House Mar 9, 2021 Motion to Reconsider Entered (Busby, Massengill)
House Mar 9, 2021 Passed As Amended
House Mar 9, 2021 Amended
House Mar 2, 2021 Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
House Feb 24, 2021 Referred To Transportation
Senate Feb 16, 2021 Transmitted To House
Senate Feb 10, 2021 Amended
Senate Feb 10, 2021 Passed As Amended
Senate Feb 10, 2021 Committee Substitute Adopted
Senate Jan 27, 2021 Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Senate Jan 18, 2021 Referred To Judiciary, Division B
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Apr 1, 2021 state link bill text
Engrossed Feb 16, 2021 state link bill text
Comm Sub Jan 27, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 19, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub) Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
Senate Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub) Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub) Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Committee Amendment No 1 Committee Amendment No 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/10/2021 41 11 0 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Nay
  • Barrett, Jason (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (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
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Sampson (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
  • Witherspoon, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/9/2021 120 0 2 0 Yes
  • Aguirre, Shane (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Brent (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Jeramey (D) Yea
  • Anthony, Otis (N) Yea
  • Arnold, William (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Willie (D) Yea
  • Bain, Nick (D) NV
  • Banks, Earle (D) Yea
  • Barnett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Barton, Manly (R) Yea
  • Beckett, Charles (R) Yea
  • Bell, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Bell, Donnie (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Edward (D) Yea
  • Bomgar, Joel (R) Yea
  • Bounds, C. Scott (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Randy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chris (R) Yea
  • Brown, William (D) Yea
  • Burnett, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Busby, Charles (R) Yea
  • Byrd, Larry (R) Yea
  • Calvert, Billy (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Lester (R) Yea
  • Clark, Bryant (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Alyce (D) Yea
  • Cockerham, Angela (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • Creekmore, Sam (R) Yea
  • Criswell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Crudup, Ronnie (N) Yea
  • Currie, Becky (R) Yea
  • Darnell, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Denton, Oscar (D) Yea
  • Deweese, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eubanks, Dan (R) Yea
  • Eure, Casey (R) Yea
  • Evans, Bob (D) Yea
  • Evans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Faulkner, John (D) Yea
  • Felsher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Ford, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Foster, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Gibbs, Debra (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Hines, John (D) Yea
  • Holloway, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Hood, Joey (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Steve (R) Yea
  • Horan, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Horne, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Huddleston, Mac (R) Yea
  • Hudson, Abe (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Lataisha (D) Yea
  • Jackson-McCray, Hester (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Karriem, Kabir (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • McLeod, Doug (R) Yea
  • Mickens, Carl (D) Yea
  • Miles, Tom (D) Yea
  • Mims, Sam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Ken (R) Yea
  • Newman, Gene (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Karl (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Solomon (N) Yea
  • Owen, Jansen (R) Yea
  • Paden, Orlando (D) Yea
  • Patterson, Randall (D) Yea
  • Pigott, Bill (R) Yea
  • Porter, Daryl (D) Yea
  • Powell, Brent (R) Yea
  • Read, John (R) NV
  • Reynolds, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Roberson, Rob (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Robin (N) Yea
  • Rosebud, Tracey (D) Yea
  • Rushing, Randal (R) Yea
  • Sanford, Noah (R) Yea
  • Scoggin, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Scott, Omeria (D) Yea
  • Shanks, Fred (R) Yea
  • Smith, Troy (R) Yea
  • Stamps, De'Keither (D) Yea
  • Steverson, Jody (R) Yea
  • Straughter, Rufus (D) Yea
  • Summers, Zakiya (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Cheikh (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Tubb, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Tullos, Mark (R) Yea
  • Turner, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Wallace, Price (R) Yea
  • Warren McGee, Missy (R) Yea
  • Watson, Percy (D) Yea
  • Weathersby, Tom (R) Yea
  • White, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wilkes, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Williams-Barnes, Sonya (D) Yea
  • Williamson, Brady (R) Yea
  • Wright, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Yancey, Lee (R) Yea
  • Yates, Shanda (D) Yea
  • Young, Charles (D) Yea
  • Zuber, Henry (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 48 3 1 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Yea
  • Barrett, Jason (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (D) Yea
  • 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) NV
  • Frazier, Hillman (D) Yea
  • Harkins, Josh (R) Yea
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Sampson (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jordan, David (D) Yea
  • 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) Nay
  • 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) Yea
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Turner-Ford, Angela (D) Yea
  • Whaley, Neil (R) Yea
  • Wiggins, Brice (R) Yea
  • Williams, Bart (R) Yea
  • Witherspoon, Tammy (D) Yea
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/29/2021 121 0 1 0 Yes
  • Aguirre, Shane (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Brent (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Jeramey (D) Yea
  • Anthony, Otis (N) Yea
  • Arnold, William (R) Yea
  • Bailey, Willie (D) Yea
  • Bain, Nick (D) Yea
  • Banks, Earle (D) Yea
  • Barnett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Barton, Manly (R) Yea
  • Beckett, Charles (R) Yea
  • Bell, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Bell, Donnie (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Edward (D) Yea
  • Bomgar, Joel (R) Yea
  • Bounds, C. Scott (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Randy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chris (R) Yea
  • Brown, William (D) Yea
  • Burnett, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Busby, Charles (R) Yea
  • Byrd, Larry (R) Yea
  • Calvert, Billy (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Lester (R) Yea
  • Clark, Bryant (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Alyce (D) Yea
  • Cockerham, Angela (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • Creekmore, Sam (R) Yea
  • Criswell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Crudup, Ronnie (N) Yea
  • Currie, Becky (R) Yea
  • Darnell, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Denton, Oscar (D) Yea
  • Deweese, Clay (R) Yea
  • Eubanks, Dan (R) Yea
  • Eure, Casey (R) Yea
  • Evans, Bob (D) Yea
  • Evans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Faulkner, John (D) Yea
  • Felsher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Ford, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Foster, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Gibbs, Debra (D) Yea
  • Gibbs, Karl (D) Yea
  • Goodin, Dale (R) Yea
  • Guice, Jeffrey (R) NV
  • Gunn, Philip (R) Yea
  • Hale, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Haney, Greg (R) Yea
  • Harness, Jeffery (N) Yea
  • Hines, John (D) Yea
  • Holloway, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Hood, Joey (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Steve (R) Yea
  • Horan, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Horne, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Huddleston, Mac (R) Yea
  • Hudson, Abe (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Lataisha (D) Yea
  • Jackson-McCray, Hester (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Karriem, Kabir (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • McLeod, Doug (R) Yea
  • Mickens, Carl (D) Yea
  • Miles, Tom (D) Yea
  • Mims, Sam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Ken (R) Yea
  • Newman, Gene (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Karl (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Solomon (N) Yea
  • Owen, Jansen (R) Yea
  • Paden, Orlando (D) Yea
  • Patterson, Randall (D) Yea
  • Pigott, Bill (R) Yea
  • Porter, Daryl (D) Yea
  • Powell, Brent (R) Yea
  • Read, John (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Roberson, Rob (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Robin (N) Yea
  • Rosebud, Tracey (D) Yea
  • Rushing, Randal (R) Yea
  • Sanford, Noah (R) Yea
  • Scoggin, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Scott, Omeria (D) Yea
  • Shanks, Fred (R) Yea
  • Smith, Troy (R) Yea
  • Stamps, De'Keither (D) Yea
  • Steverson, Jody (R) Yea
  • Straughter, Rufus (D) Yea
  • Summers, Zakiya (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Cheikh (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Tubb, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Tullos, Mark (R) Yea
  • Turner, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Wallace, Price (R) Yea
  • Warren McGee, Missy (R) Yea
  • Watson, Percy (D) Yea
  • Weathersby, Tom (R) Yea
  • White, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wilkes, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Williams-Barnes, Sonya (D) Yea
  • Williamson, Brady (R) Yea
  • Wright, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Yancey, Lee (R) Yea
  • Yates, Shanda (D) Yea
  • Young, Charles (D) Yea
  • Zuber, Henry (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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