Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2426

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Title

Description: Duty to retreat; clarify when does not exist (NRA).

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2 01/17 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/17 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/17 (S) Passed
5 01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
6 01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
7 02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 03/02 (H) Amended
9 03/02 (H) Passed As Amended
10 03/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
11 03/16 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
12 03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
13 03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
14 03/27 Approved by Governor

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1   
Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1   
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2426   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number492

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Ross

Additional Authors: Doxey, Albritton, Flowers, White, Jackson (15th), Dearing, King, Carmichael, Mettetal, Brown, Davis, Clarke, Michel, Hyde-Smith, Lee (47th), Wilemon, Lee (35th), Chaney, Kirby, Moffatt, Walley, Browning, Burton, Pickering, Hewes, Posey, Gollott, Gordon, Robertson, Little, Thames

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 04/10/06 at 10:48.

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