Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2776
Public lands; reestablish Office of State Land Commissioner and transfer authority of Secretary of State relative to supervision of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 7-11-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF STATE LAND COMMISSIONER AND PROVIDE FOR HIS ELECTION AT THE SAME TIME AND MANNER AS OTHER STATE OFFICIALS ARE ELECTED; TO EMPOWER AND AUTHORIZE THE STATE LAND COMMISSIONER TO HAVE GENERAL SUPERVISION OVER PUBLIC LANDS, SIXTEENTH SECTION OR LIEU LANDS, CHICKASAW SCHOOL LANDS AND LANDS FORFEITED TO THE STATE FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES TO THE SAME EXTENT AS SUCH LANDS ARE SUPERVISED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-11-2, 7-11-3, 7-11-4, 7-11-6, 7-11-8, 7-11-11, 7-11-13, 7-11-15, 7-11-17, 7-11-19, 7-11-25 AND 29-3-1.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Elections
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;ElectionsSenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate