JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People would be immune from civil or criminal penalties in Mississippi for making good-faith reports to law enforcement officers if they suspect others are planning terroristic acts.
The state House voted 89-30 on Tuesday to pass House Bill 978, called the "Mississippi See Something, Say Something Act of 2016."
The bill heads to the Senate for more debate.
House Judiciary A Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, a Republican from Braxton, says it is modeled on laws in other states.
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant praised the House for advancing the proposal, saying there have been "too many examples of terror groups' determination to strike here in the United States."
Some lawmakers say they doubt such a law is needed in Mississippi.
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