l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 722

Uniform Laws; enact Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (ULC).

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 14, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIFORM ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE NATURE OF RIGHTS AND THE SUBORDINATION OF RIGHTS; TO SPECIFY THE CONTENTS OF VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS; TO ADDRESS THE VALIDITY OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT AND THE EFFECT ON OTHER INSTRUMENTS; TO ADDRESS THE RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAND-USE LAW; TO REQUIRE NOTICE; TO REQUIRE RECORDING; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DURATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT; TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS BY CONSENT; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION; TO AMEND SECTION 27-35-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to April 14, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2824 days

Conservation and Water ResourcesFeb 4 to Feb 1915 days

In the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 1920 days

Environment Prot, Cons and Water ResMar 3 to Mar 118 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 19 to Apr 14 · stopped26 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 19

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Conservation and Water Resources
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 28Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 29 – Mar 19

  1. Feb 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committee on Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
  3. Mar 11Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 19Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 24 – Apr 14

  1. Mar 24Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Mayo, Baker (74th) and Cockerham
  4. Apr 10Conferees named in the Senate: Moffatt, Dawkins and Lee (35th)
  5. Apr 14Died in conference in the House
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Conservation and Water ResourcesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 28PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 3Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water ResSenate
  6. Mar 11Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Mar 19AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 19Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 24Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  10. Mar 24Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 25Conferees Named Mayo,Baker (74th),CockerhamHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 10Conferees Named Moffatt,Dawkins,Lee (35th)Senate
  13. Apr 14Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives