Mississippi House Bill 545 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Each Local Law Enforcement Agency To Adopt A Policy Regarding The Investigation Process Of Any Death Resulting From The Involvement Of An Officer Employed By The Law Enforcement Agency; To Provide That Such Policy Shall Be Provided To And Signed By All Law Enforcement Officers Employed By The Law Enforcement Agency To Acknowledge Receipt Of The Policy; To Provide That The Investigation Process Shall Be Conducted By Internal Affairs In A Transparent Manner That Avoids Any Appearance Of Any Conflict Of Interest; To Prescribe The Minimum Criteria To Be Contained In The Policy; To Provide That The Occurrence Of Certain Acts Shall Necessitate An Immediate Response To The Scene Of Incident And An Investigation Conducted By Internal Affairs; To Require The Investigator Conducting The Investigation To Provide A Complete Written Report To The Attorney General And The District Attorney Of The County In Which The Officer-involved Death Or Injury Occurred; To Provide That The Investigation Of Such Incidents Shall Not Exceed Six Months; And For Related Purposes.

Death by law enforcement officer; require independent investigations of.

Rep. Adrienne Wooten [D]

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

Rep. Richard Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0545.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0545IN.htm