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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1288

Department of Corrections and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; revise certain provisions regarding the leasing of land by.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-64, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, TO LEASE PENITENTIARY LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH LEASES, INCLUDING RENEWALS, SHALL BE FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR BUT NOT MORE THAN THREE YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO ADVERTISE THE LEASING OF THE LAND FOR TEN WORKING DAYS INSTEAD OF SEVEN DAYS; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN ADVERTISING BE PUBLISHED IN THE MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO COMPILE A BIDDERS LIST THAT CONTAINS NAMES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON SUCH LEASES AND TO REQUIRE NOTICES BE DIRECTLY SENT TO THOSE BUSINESSES REGARDING THE LEASES; TO INCREASE THE FEE-IN-LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES FROM $9.00 TO $13.00 PER ACRE; TO AMEND SECTION 49-5-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO ADVERTISE THE LEASING OF LAND FOR TEN WORKING DAYS INSTEAD OF SEVEN DAYS; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ADVERTISING BE PUBLISHED IN THE MISSISSIPPI MARKET BULLETIN; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO COMPILE A BIDDERS LIST THAT CONTAINS NAMES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON SUCH LEASES AND TO REQUIRE NOTICES BE DIRECTLY SENT TO THOSE BUSINESSES REGARDING THE LEASES; 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

Kathy Sykes

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2017, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 217 days

Public PropertyJan 16 to Jan 248 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 28 · stopped26 days

FinanceFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 16 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Property
  2. Jan 24Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 3 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Finance and on Public Property
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public PropertyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Referred To Finance;Public PropertySenate
  6. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate