Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposes the following Amendment No. 2 to H. 4463 (COUNCIL\MS\7680AHB12):

Reference is to Printer's Date 1/25/12-H

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION at the end to read:

/ SECTION      ___.      Section 22-3-546 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 366 of 2006, is further amended to read:

     "Section 22-3-546.      A circuit solicitor, in a circuit with five or more counties, may establish a program under his discretion and control, to prosecute first offense misdemeanor criminal domestic violence offenses, as defined in Section 16-25-20, in general sessions court. Whether to establish a program, and which cases may be prosecuted in general sessions court, are within the sole discretion of the solicitor. A solicitor shall report the results of the program to the Prosecution Coordination Commission." /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.