l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 723

Real property; revise acknowledgment requirement for recorded instruments.

Became law as Chapter 538, Laws of 2011, signed April 26, 2011, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 89-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUMENTS PERTAINING TO REAL PROPERTY; TO PRESCRIBE AN ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM FOR MULTIPLE-LAYER REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY EXECUTION BY LEGAL ENTITIES; TO CLARIFY THE DATES OF DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT DATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 89-3-1 AND 89-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 599, 2011 REGULAR SESSION, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL INSTRUMENTS PERTAINING TO REAL PROPERTY TO BE RECORDED SHALL HAVE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT; 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

2 co-sponsors

Sam C. Mims, V, Andy Gipson

Its course

January 13 to April 26, 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.

Every action20 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

Judiciary AJan 13 to Jan 196 days

In the SenateJan 25 to Mar 236 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 27 to Feb 2226 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Apr 130 days

With the GovernorApr 1 to Apr 2625 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 2

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 13 – Jan 25

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Jan 25Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 27 – Mar 2

  1. Jan 27Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 2Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 3 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 3Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 8Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 9Conferees named in the House: Blackmon, Cockerham and Snowden
  4. Mar 15Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Hopson and Dickerson
  5. Mar 26Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 28Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Mar 29Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 5 – Apr 26

  1. Apr 5Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 26Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 25Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 25PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Jan 27Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 2AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 2Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 3Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 8Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 9Conferees Named Blackmon,Cockerham,SnowdenHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 15Conferees Named Fillingane,Hopson,DickersonSenate
  14. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 28Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  17. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  19. Apr 5Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  20. Apr 26Approved by GovernorGovernor