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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 732

Prescribed burns; provide no property owner is liable for damage or injury caused by unless gross negligence is proven.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 10, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-19-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR LIABILITY OF A PROPERTY OWNER OR HIS AGENT FOR DAMAGE OR INJURY CAUSED BY FIRE OR RESULTING SMOKE WHEN CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN FROM NEGLIGENCE TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE; 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

January 13 to February 10, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 10 · stopped28 days

ForestryJan 13 to Jan 196 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Forestry
  2. Jan 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To ForestryHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives