Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2872 — Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 2872 redefined what constitutes "critical infrastructure" by clarifying that it includes any part of pipelines or tanks that is either buried or surrounded by a physical barrier meant to deter intruders. The original phrasing regarding "clearly marked signs" was adjusted to emphasize that these signs should be "reasonably likely to come to the attention of" potential intruders. This change matters because it sets clearer guidelines for what is considered a trespass or misdemeanor, potentially leading to more consistent enforcement of laws related to protecting critical infrastructure in Mississippi.

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SB2872 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2872 (As Passed the Senate) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Doty, Branning Senate Bill 2872 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-25-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE IMPEDING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A MISDEMEANOR OR A TRESPASS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RESULTING DAMAGE OR ECONOMIC LOSS, AND TO DEFINE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRESPASS AS A MISDEMEANOR;
Senator(s) Doty, Branning Senate Bill 2872 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-25-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE IMPEDING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A MISDEMEANOR OR A TRESPASS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RESULTING DAMAGE OR ECONOMIC LOSS, AND TO DEFINE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRESPASS AS A MISDEMEANOR;
          (c)  Any site where the construction or improvement of any facility or structure referenced in this section is occurring.
          (c)  The Mainline Mississippi River Levee, the Yazoo Backwater Levee, the Satartia Backwater Levee or any other levee maintained by the Mississippi Levee Board or the Yazoo Mississippi Levee Board.
          (d)  Any site where the construction or improvement of any facility or structure referenced in this section is occurring.
or                (iii)  The presence of fencing or other physical barrier designed to exclude intruders.
or               (iii)  The presence of fencing or other physical barrier designed to exclude intruders.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Judiciary B

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Committee Substitute Adopted

  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  8. DR - TSDPCS: JA To AC

  9. Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Sponsors

  • Doty · Primary
  • Branning · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Doty

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Branning

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 50 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20001
Republican 25000
Democrat 5100
Total 50101
% of votes cast 96%2%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Branning — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2872?
SB 2872 is sponsored by Doty and Branning.
What is the current status of SB 2872?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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