Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 1278
Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT A LEASE OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS THAT IS DULY EXECUTED BY THE APPLICABLE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PRESUMED TO BE VALID; TO CLARIFY THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS NOT NECESSARY BEFORE THE BOARD MAY ENTER INTO ANY SUCH LEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY MAY OBJECT TO THE VALIDITY OF SUCH A LEASE BY FILING AN ACTION IN THE APPROPRIATE CHANCERY COURT AND DEMONSTRATING THAT THE LEASE IS UNCONSCIONABLE OR OTHERWISE NOT VALID; TO PROVIDE THAT BOARD MEMBERS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH ARE IMMUNE FROM INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING INTO THE LEASE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 29-3-63 AND 29-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 29-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to March 1, 2011, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 10
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 Jan 17 – Feb 10
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Education
- Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Read the third time in the House
- Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 1
- Feb 15Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 9Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate