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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1221

Sixteenth section lands; revise provisions relating to leases and fair market value appraisals.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

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 SCHOOL BOARD OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PRESUMED TO BE VALID; TO CLARIFY THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS NOT NECESSARY BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD MAY ENTER INTO ANY SUCH LEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE 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 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH ARE IMMUNE FROM INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING INTO THE LEASE; TO GRANT CERTAIN FORMER LEASEHOLDERS OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED AS FARM RESIDENTIAL BEFORE BEING ARBITRARILY REAPPRAISED AND RECLASSIFIED AS FOREST LAND THE OPTION OF AGAIN LEASING THE LAND AS FARM RESIDENTIAL LAND; TO AUTHORIZE SIXTEENTH SECTION LEASEHOLDERS TO FILE COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED WRONGDOING BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SECRETARY OF STATE IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR HIGHEST AND BEST USE; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE of 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF FARM RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLD INTERESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN APPRAISAL TO BE PERFORMED ON ALL SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS AND LIEU LANDS CLASSIFIED AS RESIDENTIAL, FARM-RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL, CATFISH FARMING OR OTHER LAND NO LESS THAN ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS; 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 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Education;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives