Summary of gun related bills filed this legislative session. NOT guaranteed complete.

Next deadline: January 31 for committees to act on bills from their own house.

HB 54
By: Rep. Paden
Ref: Jud. B; Constitution

Requires that CCW license applicants undergo a psychiatric “mental health evaluation” and provide proof that the results show “no sign of mental illness.”

HB 80
By: Rep. Denton
To: Jud. B; Constitution

Same as HB 100. Requires that courts which adjudicate a person as mentally incompetent or commits a person to a facility for mental health treatment must also notify the Dept. of Public Safety of such, and requires that the DPS maintain a list of those persons for continual checking to ensure that they deny or revoke CCW licenses as provided in the existing law.

HB 99
By: Rep. Denton
To: Jud. B; Constitution

This is the old, tired, so-called “assault weapon” ban, but only for persons under age 21.

HB 100
By: Rep. Young
To: Jud. B; Constitution

Same as HB 80. Requires that courts which adjudicate a person as mentally incompetent or commits a person to a facility for mental health treatment must also notify the Dept. of Public Safety of such, and requires that the DPS maintain a list of those persons for continual checking to ensure that they deny or revoke CCW licenses as provided in the existing law.

HB 102
By: Rep. Summers
To: Jud. B

Limits the issuance of no-knock warrants.

HB 210
By: Reps. Miles, Hulum
To: Military Affairs

Exempts honorably discharged veterans from CCW license fee.

HB 265
By: Reps. Smith, Hopkins, Williamson
To: Constitution

Second Amendment Preservation Act. Beefed-up preemption law. Similar to HB 550.

HB 281
By: Rep. Currie
To: Jud. B

Provides that the beneficiary of a law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty may be allowed to purchase as his or her personal property one (1) sidearm which was issued to the law enforcement officer by the law enforcement agency by whom he or she was employed at the time of death.

HB 301
By: Rep. Rushing
To: Education

Allows school systems to designate certain faculty or staff as armed, and pays them extra. Requires enhanced CCW license and LEO firearms training.

HB 353
By: Rep. Harness
To: Jud. B

Exempts members of the state legislature from the requirement of obtaining a CCW license to legally carry where a license would normally be required. Lumps those politicians in with law enforcement. But it also provides for issuance of a “legislative” CCW license card.

HB 529
By: Rep. Bain
To: Jud. B

Unrelated Highway Patrol legislation which also “brings forward” Section 45-9-101 of the Mississippi Code, without making any changes. This is a common “place holder” move so that the legislature can make changes to the referenced code at a later date in the legislative process. This code section is the one containing the CCW license provisions. Keep an eye on it. Same as SB 2236.

HB 532
By: Reps. Bain, Barnett
To: Jud. B

The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act, which allows school systems to designate certain faculty or staff as armed, and pays them extra. Requires enhanced CCW license and LEO firearms training. Comes with some liability protection for the person and creates a layer of program bureaucracy. It is perhaps worth pointing out that school staff with the enhanced CCW license are already legal to carry in schools. Same as HB 1120, SB 2742 & SB 2743.

HB 550
By: Reps. Oliver, Bain
To: Constitution

Second Amendment Preservation Act. Beefed-up preemption law. Similar to HB 265.

HB 621
By: Reps. Criswell, Williamson
To: Jud. B

Firearms Protection Act. Prohibits public officials and gun dealers in the state from enforcing federal gun laws and regulations relating to guns made and remaining in the state, or enforcing federal administrative gun or magazine bans or registration requirements.

HB 624
By: Reps. Criswell, Williamson
To: Jud. B

Removes stun guns from the category of concealed weapons.

HB 656
By: Rep. Hood
To: Jud. B

Firearms protection act specifically for suppressors.

HB 692
By: Rep. Barnett
To: Jud. B

Provides weapons definitions and clarifies what is prohibited for felons to possess.

HB 851
By: Rep. Barnett
Jud. B

Makes it lawful for any person who has been convicted of a nonviolent felony to possess and use previously prohibited weapons in defense of the person’s own residence or motor vehicle.

HB 897
By: Rep. Banks
To: Jud. B

Removes state preemption limitations on counties and municipalities to regulate or prohibit legal carrying of firearms.

HB 912
By: Reps. Anderson (122nd), Arnold, Bain, Brown (20th), Byrd, Calvert, Carpenter, Creekmore IV, Eure, Gibbs, Goodin, Hale, Hopkins, Ladner, Lancaster, Mangold, Massengill, McKnight, Miles, Newman, Rushing, Sanders, Scoggin, Shanks, Smith, Tullos, Turner, Wallace, Williamson, Zuber
To: Jud. B

Authorizes manufacture and possession of suppressors in Mississippi and prohibits enforcement of federal laws governing them if they are made and remain in the state. Similar to SB 2246.

HB 1078
By: Rep. Ford (73rd)
To: Jud. B

Authorizes law enforcment agencies to sell seized/forfeited weapons and use the proceeds to purchase equipment for that agency. Probably a bad idea, since it gives LEOs incentive to seize weapons, perhaps without just legal cause. Money should instead go to the STATE’s general fund. Same as SB 2245.

HB 1105
By: Rep. Barnett
To: Jud. B

Authorizes investigators and regulatory enforcement personnel employed by the Secretary of State’s office to carry weapons.

HB 1110
By: Reps. Owen, Barnett, Bennett, Boyd (19th), Carpenter, Currie, Darnell, Felsher, Ford (73rd), Hobgood-Wilkes, Hopkins, Hulum, Lancaster, McCarty, McLean, Morgan, Newman, Pigott, Read, Scoggin, Shanks, Wallace, Williamson
To: Jud. B

Prohibits the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or otherwise discourage constitutionally protected firearm and ammunition purchases within the State of Mississippi. Punishment is limited to allowing civil suits brought by victims for damages against any financial institution or government entity that causes the person’s protected financial information to be disclosed in violation

HB 1120
By: Reps. Bennett, Owen
To: Education

The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act, which allows school systems to designate certain faculty or staff as armed, and pays them extra. Requires enhanced CCW license and LEO firearms training. Comes with some liability protection for the person and creates a layer of program bureaucracy. It is perhaps worth pointing out that school staff with the enhanced CCW license are already legal to carry in schools. Same as HB 532, SB 2742 & SB 2743.

HB 1133
By: Rep. Robinson
To: Jud. B

Another Firearms Protection Act.

HB 1164
By: Rep. Young
To: Jud. B

Allows for DPS-authorized state or local governing authorities to provide firearms training for enhanced CCW licenses. Since DPS has always clearly violated the law regarding statute-authorized training for the licenses, I doubt this will improve things.

HB 1282
By: Rep. Ladner
To: Public Health and Human Services

Allows certain kinds of private hospitals to establish their own police force, with guns, arrest powers, etc. Really bad idea. Same as SB 2437.

HC 6
By: Reps. Scoggin, Hopkins
To: Rules

Declares Mississippi a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” state.

SB 2079
By: Sen. Hill
To: Education; Judiciary A

Mississippi School Protection Act. Another School Guardian program. See HB 1120, above.

SB 2083
By: Sen. Hill
To: Jud. A; Education

Revises minimum age for enhanced CCW licenses to 18, and clarifies (redundantly) that one can legally carry on school property with an enhanced CCW license.

SB 2119
By: Sen. McCaughn
To: Jud. B

Attempts to clarify that a felon in possession of multiple prohibited weapons is subject to one criminal charge per weapon. I believe this has been the subject of an attorney general’s opinion.

SB 2128
By: Sen. Hill
To: Jud. B

Creates the crime of trespass on property other than a structure or conveyance. If the trespasser is armed, it becomes a felony.

SB 2233
By: Sens. Barrett, Suber, McCaughn
To: Jud. B

Provides that the next of kin of an unmarried law enforcement officer who is killed in the line of duty may be allowed to purchase as his or her personal property one (1) sidearm which was issued to the law enforcement officer by the law enforcement agency by whom he or she was employed at the time of death.

SB 2236
By: Sen. Fillingane
To: Jud. B; Appropriations

Unrelated Highway Patrol legislation which also “brings forward” Section 45-9-101 of the Mississippi Code, without making any changes. This is a common “place holder” move so that the legislature can make changes to the referenced code at a later date in the legislative process. This code section is the one containing the CCW license provisions. Keep an eye on it. Same as HB 529.

SB 2245
By: Sen. England
To: Jud. B

Authorizes law enforcement agencies to sell seized/forfeited weapons and use the proceeds to purchase equipment for that agency. Probably a bad idea, since it gives LEOs incentive to seize weapons, perhaps without just legal cause. Money should instead go to the STATE’s general fund. Same as HB 1078.

SB 2246
By: Sens. Blackwell, Tate, Younger, Moran, Williams, DeLano, Seymour, Barnett, Whaley, McLendon, Barrett
To: Jud. B

Mississippi Suppressor Freedom Act. Authorizes manufacture and possession of suppressors in Mississippi and prohibits enforcement of federal laws governing them if they are made and remain in the state. Similar to HB 912.

SB 2347
By: Sens. England, Wiggins, Thompson
To: Jud. B

Allows certain kinds of private hospitals to establish their own police force, with guns, arrest powers, etc. Really bad idea. Same as HB 2023.

SB 2383
By: Sen. Seymour
To: Jud. A

Basically prohibits state agencies or political subdivisions from contracting out gun or knife control policies.

SB 2407
By: Sen Norwood
To: Jud. B

Prohibits the sale of a firearm, handgun, suppressor or destructive device to a minor. We note that the “handgun” term is redundant with “firearm,” and that “minor” is not defined. Felony penalty.

SB 2411
By: Sen. Seymour
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; Jud. B

Attempts to clarify what is or is not unlawful road hunting. Doesn’t do a great job.

SB 2742
By: Sen. DeBar
To: Education; Appropriations

The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act, which allows school systems to designate certain faculty or staff as armed, and pays them extra. Requires enhanced CCW license and LEO firearms training. Comes with some liability protection for the person and creates a layer of program bureaucracy. It is perhaps worth pointing out that school staff with the enhanced CCW license are already legal to carry in schools. Same as HB 532, HB 1120 & SB 2743.

SB 2743
By: Sen. Hill
To: Education; Appropriations

The Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act, which allows school systems to designate certain faculty or staff as armed, and pays them extra. Requires enhanced CCW license and LEO firearms training. Comes with some liability protection for the person and creates a layer of program bureaucracy. It is perhaps worth pointing out that school staff with the enhanced CCW license are already legal to carry in schools. Same as HB 532, HB 1120 & SB 2742.

SB 2829
By: Senator McDaniel
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Provides that no department or agency of this state shall enforce any rule or regulation promulgated by any federal agency within the borders of this state unless the enforcement of such regulation is specifically approved by an act of the Legislature.

SB 2832
By: Sen. McDaniel
To: Jud. B

Provides that all federal acts, laws, orders, rules and regulations, whether past, present or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 12 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state and have no effect in this state. Same as SB 2881.

SB 2834
By: Sen. McDaniel
To: Jud. B

Prohibits public officials in the state from in any way assisting in the implementation of any federal requirement which would ban or restrict any semiautomatic firearm, or register or confiscate any firearm or accessory. Same as SB 2868 & 2884.

SB 2868
By: Sen. Sojourner
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Prohibits public officials in the state from in any way assisting in the implementation of any federal requirement which would ban or restrict any semiautomatic firearm, or register or confiscate any firearm or accessory. Same as SB 2834 & 2884.

SB 2881
By: Sen. Sojourner
To: Jud. B

Provides that all federal acts, laws, orders, rules and regulations, whether past, present or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 12 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, shall be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state and have no effect in this state. Same as SB 2832.

SB 2882
By: Sen. Sojourner
To: Jud. B

Second Amendment Preservation Act

SB 2884
By: Sen. Sojourner
To: Jud. B

Prohibits public officials in the state from in any way assisting in the implementation of any federal requirement which would ban or restrict any semiautomatic firearm, or register or confiscate any firearm or accessory. Same as SB 2868 & 2834.

SB 2885
By: Sen. Sojourner
To: Jud. B

Legalizes the possession of unregistered suppressors made, purchased and possessed in Mississippi.