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MS HB1039
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Rickey Thompson
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 63-3-615 to classify violations resulting in injury or death to a child boarding or exiting a school bus as aggravated assault under Section 97-3-7.
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Requires law enforcement to arrest and charge a driver with aggravated assault when a child is killed while boarding or exiting a school bus in violation of school bus stopping laws.
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Establishes mandatory punishment of 1 to 20 years in the Department of Corrections for aggravated assault resulting in a child's death in this context.
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Designates the new provisions as the "Amiya Braxton Amendment."
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Takes effect July 1, 2021.
Legislative Description
Amiya Braxton Amendment; create to require the arrest and charge of a driver who kills a child when violating the school crossing provisions.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021