Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for House Bill No. 1215

BY: Representative Barnett

     AMEND by deleting all underlined language on lines 28 through 77, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following:

     "(3)  (a)  A citizen of this state, or a person licensed to carry a concealed pistol or revolver under Section 45-9-101, or a person licensed to carry a concealed pistol or revolver with the endorsement under Section 97-37-7, who is adversely affected by a rule or regulation adopted by a state agency in violation of this section may file suit for declarative and injunctive relief against a state agency in the circuit court which shall have jurisdiction over the state agency where the violation of this section occurs.

(b)  If the circuit court finds that a state agency adopted a rule or regulation in violation of this section, the circuit court shall issue a permanent injunction against the state agency prohibiting it from enforcing the rule or regulation.  A state agency may be civilly liable in a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), plus all reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the party bringing the suit.

(4)  This section does not apply to:"

AMEND FURTHER after line 87 by inserting the following:

          "(c)  A state agency listed in Article VIII, Section 213-A of the Mississippi Constitution, provided that such agency or institution has adopted related rules and regulations which comply with all applicable state and federal laws."