Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 882

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Title

Description: Justifiable homicide; revise.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/13 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/13 (H) Passed
5 01/17 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6 01/17 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
7 02/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 03/08 (S) Died On Calendar

Amendments:

Pending [S] Committee Amendment No 1   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Additional Authors: Reeves, Franks, Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Baker (74th), Baker (8th), Barnett, Beckett, Bentz, Bondurant, Bounds, Carlton, Chism, Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Ellington, Fillingane, Fleming, Formby, Frierson, Gadd, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (109th), Howell, Hudson, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Lott, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, McBride, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Moss, Nicholson, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Read, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Shows, Smith (59th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Stevens, Stringer, Sullivan, Turner, Upshaw, Walley, Ward, Warren, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Woods

Code Section: A 097-0003-0015

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "DWELLING," TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION OF THE RIGHT TO USE DEFENSIVE FORCE, TO SPECIFY WHEN NO DUTY TO RETREAT EXISTS, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY RELATE TO JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, AND TO PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION FOR CERTAIN LEGAL EXPENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/15/06 at 11:13.

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