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MS SB2698

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Angela Burks Hill

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Mississippi Liberty Preservation Act" to prohibit Mississippi state agencies and employees from assisting federal authorities in investigations, prosecutions, detentions, or transfers to foreign jurisdictions under the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Sections 1021-1022 or the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

  • Declares that indefinite detention without trial, military tribunals, and transfers to foreign jurisdictions violate the Mississippi Constitution, limit federal power under the U.S. Constitution, and breach the Posse Comitatus Act's restrictions on military policing of the United States.

  • Exempts state and local law enforcement and the Mississippi National Guard from the restrictions when participating in joint task forces or cooperative agreements with federal law enforcement that are not specifically for purposes of indefinite detention, military tribunals, or foreign transfers.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Mississippi Liberty Preservation Act; create.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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