MS HB353

Exempts members of the Mississippi Legislature from concealed carry permit licensing requirements, adding them to the existing exemptions for law enforcement officers, chiefs of police, sheriffs, and professional bondsmen

Requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to create rules for issuing licenses to legislators that include a distinction identifying the holder as a "member of the Mississippi House of Representatives or the Mississippi Senate"

Legislators would join law enforcement officers in receiving specialized license designations, though the bill does not specify whether legislators would receive the same endorsement allowing carry in restricted locations (courthouses, schools, etc.) that law enforcement officers receive

The standard concealed carry license fee is $80 with a $40 renewal fee; legislators would be exempt from these requirements under this amendment

Effective date of July 1, 2023