l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 278

Sixteenth section land; authorize leasing of certain land by cities/counties for less than minimum percentage of market value under certain circumstances.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

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

1 co-sponsor

Larry Byrd

Its course

January 27 to June 9, 2020, 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 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 538 days

MunicipalitiesJan 27 to Feb 1822 days

County AffairsFeb 18 to Feb 257 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 25 to Feb 261 day

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

EducationMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 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 27 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on County Affairs
  2. Feb 18Reported from MU to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 25Reported from CA to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 5Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 6 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 6Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Municipalities;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18DR - TSDP: MU To CAHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25DR - TSDP: CA To MUHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. May 12Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  8. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate