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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 403

Prison lands; transfer authority to manage agricultural leases from DFA to Secretary of State.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 11, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO TRANSFER THE DUTY TO ASSIST THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRISON LANDS LEASED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE USED FOR LEASING AND RE-LEASING PRISON LANDS THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-64, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECREASE THE MAXIMUM TERM FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE AGRICULTURAL REGISTRATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN SHALL BE PUBLICATIONS FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT OF SUCH LEASES; TO REVISE THE ADVERTISEMENT CRITERIA FOR THE LEASING OF PRISON LANDS; TO REMOVE CERTAIN PROCEDURES WHICH ALLOWED PAYMENT BY A LESSEE BY PROMISSORY NOTE; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS DERIVED FROM LEASING PENITENTIARY LANDS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-5-351 AND 47-5-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFOMRITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 47-5-353 AND 47-5-357, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

1 co-sponsor

William Tracy Arnold

Its course

January 19 to March 11, 2015, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 517 days

CorrectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 11 · stopped34 days

CorrectionsFeb 17 to Mar 314 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 19 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Corrections
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To CorrectionsSenate
  7. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 11Died On CalendarSenate