l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2607

Municipalities; expedite process for menace property cleanup and limit hold-over/interim service for officers/employees of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH THE LAW ON CLEANING PROPERTY DETERMINED TO BE A MENACE TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROPERTY OR PARCELS OF LAND THAT ARE LESS THAN ONE ACRE AND ARE LOCATED IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 25,000 MAY BE ADJUDICATED AS PROPERTY IN NEED OF CLEANING USING AN EXPEDITED PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACTUAL COST OF SUCH CLEANING SHALL NOT EXCEED $250.00; TO AMEND SECTION 21-15-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL SERVE IN AN INTERIM OR HOLD-OVER CAPACITY FOR LONGER THAN 90 DAYS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-3-5 AND 21-8-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO SERVE IN A HOLD-OVER CAPACITY UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF THEIR SUCCESSORS; 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

Its course

January 15 to February 27, 2018, 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 SenateJan 15 to Feb 723 days

MunicipalitiesJan 15 to Jan 2914 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 29 to Jan 301 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Feb 27 · stopped20 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 19 to Feb 27 · stopped8 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 7

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 15 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 29Reported from MU to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 7Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  3. Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Municipalities;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDP: MU To ACSenate
  3. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 7AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 19Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives