Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2841
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FAIR HOUSING ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE ACT; TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING AND OTHER REAL ESTATE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION IS A CIVIL RIGHT; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS WITH EXCEPTION; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT IN REAL ESTATE FINANCING WITH EXCEPTION; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS; TO PROHIBIT RETALIATION; TO PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE 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.
Its course
February 17 to March 3, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
HousingFeb 17 to Feb 269 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped6 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 Senate Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Housing and on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 26Reported from HO to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Housing;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 26DR - TSDP: HO To JASenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate