Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Oil, Gas and Other Minerals Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 878
Title to mineral estate; allow to revert to surface estate owner after a ten-year period.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TITLE TO ANY MINERAL ESTATE SHALL REVERT TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AT THE END OF A TEN-YEAR PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OWNER OF THE SURFACE RIGHTS TO THE LAND MAY REDEEM THE MINERAL ESTATE; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR NOTICE AND REDEMPTION OF THE MINERAL ESTATE; 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
January 17 to February 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.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Oil, Gas and Other MineralsJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Oil, Gas and Other MineralsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives