Mississippi Senate Bill 2439

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Any Governmental Authority, Or Any Agent Thereof, Any Law Enforcement Officer, Or Any Person Acting On Behalf Of A Governmental Authority, To Engage In A Pattern Or Practice Of Conduct By Law Enforcement Officers Or By Officials Or Employees Of Any Governmental Agency With Responsibility For The Administration Of Justice Or The Incarceration Of Persons That Deprives Persons Of Rights, Privileges, Or Immunities Secured Or Protected By The United States Constitution, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 Or The Laws Of This State; To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Who Engages In Such Conduct Shall Be Subject To Loss Of Certification Upon The Completion Of An Investigation By The Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training; To Require Certain Persons With Actual Knowledge Of Such Conduct To Report To The Board On Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training; To Require Certain Hiring Entities To Make Reasonable Inquiry Into The Employment History Of Certain Persons; To Provide Civil Penalties For Failure To Comply With The Act; To Amend Section 45-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training; authorize revocation of certification for pattern of proscribed conduct.

Sen. Juan Barnett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	6	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2439.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2439IN.htm