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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2421

Municipalities; establish expedited procedure to acquire and clear title on tax-forfeited lands.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN EXPEDITED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE PROCEDURE FOR TAX-FORFEITED LANDS FOR MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL ONLY BE USED BY MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE NEED TO REHABILITATE ABANDONED, UNINHABITED OR BLIGHTED PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF ALLEVIATING BLIGHT AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 21-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

3 co-sponsors

David Blount, Sollie B. Norwood, Derrick T. Simmons

Its course

February 14 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 6 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 1227 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 14 to Mar 217 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 9 · stopped89 days

MunicipalitiesMar 25 to Jun 9 · stopped76 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

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 Feb 14 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Municipalities
  2. Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 16 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 16Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To MunicipalitiesSenate
  2. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 25Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  8. Jun 9Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives