Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Murder; include special and senior judges as peace officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser included offense.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A | |
| 2 | 02/19 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 03/10 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 03/12 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 03/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc | |
| 7 | 04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 8 | 04/08 (H) Passed | |
| 9 | 04/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 10 | 04/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 11 | 04/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 12 | 04/20 Approved by Governor |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 393 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Huggins
Code Sections: A 097-0003-0019, A 099-0007-0037, A 099-0019-0005
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF PEACE OFFICER TO INCLUDE SPECIAL AND SENIOR STATUS JUDGES WITH THE RESULT THAT MURDER OF SUCH PERSON ACTING IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY OR BY REASON OF AN ACT PERFORMED IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY WILL CONSTITUTE A CAPITAL OFFENSE AND TO SPECIFY THAT MANSLAUGHTER SHALL BE A LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE OF MURDER AND CAPITAL MURDER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-7-37 AND 99-19-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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