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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2553

Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 433, Laws of 2020, signed July 1, 2020, 135 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIR PROPERTY ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICABILITY AND RELATION TO OTHER LAW; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COURTS IN PARTITIONING REAL PROPERTY THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE HEIR PROPERTY; TO REQUIRE A PLAINTIFF IN A PARTITION ACTION INVOLVING HEIR PROPERTY TO POST NOTICE OF THE ACTION ON THE PROPERTY; TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER BY WHICH THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF HEIR PROPERTY MUST BE DETERMINED; TO AUTHORIZE COTENANTS TO BUY THE INTEREST OF ANOTHER COTENANT THAT HAS REQUESTED A PARTITION BY SALE; TO AUTHORIZE ALTERNATIVES TO PARTITION IN KIND THAT WILL RESULT IN MANIFEST PREJUDICE; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE OF HEIR PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTION 11-21-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

10 co-sponsors

David Blount, David Jordan, Robert L. Jackson, Angela Turner-Ford, Sollie B. Norwood, Derrick T. Simmons, John Horhn, Sampson Jackson II, Tammy Witherspoon, Sarita Simmons

Its course

February 17 to July 1, 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 action14 actions on 11 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 1224 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 1292 days

Judiciary AMar 25 to Jun 471 days

Back in the SenateJun 12 to Jun 2513 days

With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 16 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 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 17 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 16 – Jun 12

  1. Mar 16Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Jun 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Jun 12Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Jun 16 – Jun 25

  1. Jun 16Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Jun 22Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Jun 25Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 1

  1. Jun 25Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Jul 1Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 25Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Jun 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Jun 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Jun 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Jun 16Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Jun 22Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
  12. Jun 25Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  13. Jun 25Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  14. Jul 1Approved by GovernorGovernor