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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 1218

Mississippi Fair Housing Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Banking and Financial Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FAIR HOUSING ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO DECLARE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING AND OTHER REAL ESTATE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION IS A CIVIL RIGHT; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS AND IN REAL ESTATE FINANCING; TO DECLARE THAT CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE USE OR OCCUPANCY OF REAL PROPERTY BASED UPON DISCRIMINATORY REASONS ARE VOID EXCEPT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS INVOLVING RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS; TO PROHIBIT RETALIATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO OPPOSE DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES; TO AUTHORIZE PERSONS ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF THE ACT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND DAMAGES; 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

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Banking and Financial ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Banking and Financial Services and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Banking and Financial Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives