Bill > SB2817

This bill makes several changes to Mississippi law, primarily concerning the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and its operations. It consolidates various offices within the DPS, including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, Bureau of Narcotics, Bureau of Homeland Security, and Bureau of Forensic Laboratories, which will now encompass the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory and the State Medical Examiner. The bill also extends the repeal date for a law that authorizes a fee on subscriber service lines to fund training by the Board of Emergency Telecommunications Standards and Training, ensuring this funding mechanism remains in place. Additionally, it increases the fee paid to the State Medical Examiner for each completed autopsy and raises the fee the DPS charges for safety inspections required to obtain a branded title for a vehicle with a salvage certificate of title. Finally, the bill brings forward existing sections of law related to the powers and duties of the Highway Safety Patrol and the qualifications for its officers for potential amendment.

Government Affairs, Justice

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