Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2780
Drug houses; revise municipality authority over.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF MUNICIPALITIES TO SEIZE ABANDONED HOUSES OR BUILDINGS THAT ARE USED FOR THE SALE OR USE OF DRUGS, AND TO ALLOW SUCH MUNICIPALITIES TO SELL, TRANSFER OR CONVEY OR USE SUCH SEIZED HOUSES OR BUILDINGS FOR SUITABLE MUNICIPAL PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 4 to March 18, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2117 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 4 to Feb 139 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 25 to Mar 18 · stopped22 days
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 Senate Feb 4 – Feb 21
- Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Municipalities
- Feb 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 21Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – Mar 18
- Feb 22Sent to the House
- Feb 25Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
- Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To MunicipalitiesSenate
- Feb 13Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 21PassedSenate
- Feb 22Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 25Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives