Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 648
Sixteenth section land; authorize leasing of certain land by municipalities/counties for less than minimum percentage if land leased for public purpose.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A BOARD OF EDUCATION LEASES OR EXTENDS A LEASE ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL OR RECREATIONAL WITH THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY, THEN THE BOARD MAY LEASE OR EXTEND THE LEASE FOR LESS THAN THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE PERCENTAGE, WHICH IS FIVE PERCENT OF THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE, AS LONG AS THE LEASE OF THE LAND IS UTILIZED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE; 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
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Christopher M. Bell, Oscar Denton, Deborah Butler Dixon, Kevin Ford, Jeffery Harness
Its course
January 16 to February 5, 2019, 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 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 days
MunicipalitiesJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 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 5
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on County Affairs
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Municipalities;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives