Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 620
Municipalities; revise authority to clean menaced property.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE TO THE HEIRS OF MENACED PROPERTY SHALL BE DEEMED PROPERLY RECEIVED, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER OF RECORD IS DECEASED, AND THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION IS SENT TO THE ADDRESS WHERE THE AD VALOREM TAX NOTICE FOR SUCH PROPERTY IS SENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPALITY TO ASSESS THE COST AND ANY PENALTY AGAINST MENACED PROPERTY AS A CIVIL DEBT AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNER AND/OR, AT THE OPTION OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY SHALL BE AN ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE PROPERTY AND SHALL FOLLOW TITLE OF THE PROPERTY; 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 21 to March 5, 2013, 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 action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1424 days
MunicipalitiesJan 21 to Feb 515 days
In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 22 to Feb 286 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 28 to Mar 5 · stopped5 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 14
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 21 – Feb 14
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
- Feb 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 13Read the third time in the House
- Feb 14Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 5
- Feb 20Sent to the Senate
- Feb 22Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 28Reported as amended from MU to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 20Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 22Referred To Municipalities;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 28DR - TSDPAA: MU To ACSenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate