Became law as Chapter 431, Laws of 2021, signed April 9, 2021, 81 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1245
MDOT; require maintenance of rights-of-way of state highways inside municipal limits with 10,000 or less population.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAINTAIN GRASS MOWING OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR ANY STATE HIGHWAYS LOCATED WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE WITH A POPULATION OF TEN THOUSAND (10,000) OR LESS; 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
Sponsor
32 co-sponsors
Brent Anderson, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Ronnie C. Crudup, Becky Currie, Michael T. Evans, Kevin Felsher, Stephanie Foster, Karl Gibbs, Dale Goodin, Greg Haney, Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Timmy Ladner, Vince Mangold, Hester Jackson McCray, Gene Newman, Bill Pigott, Daryl Porter, Tracey T. Rosebud, Noah Sanford, Donnie Scoggin, Fred Shanks, Troy Smith, Zakiya Summers, Mark Tullos, Jason White, Lee Yancey, Price Wallace, Tom Miles, Brady Williamson, Shane Barnett, De'Keither A. Stamps
Its course
January 18 to April 9, 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 action20 actions on 16 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days
TransportationJan 18 to Jan 268 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 933 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 23 to Mar 27 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Apr 123 days
With the GovernorApr 1 to Apr 98 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 4
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 9
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 4
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 9
- Feb 5Sent to the Senate
- Feb 23Referred to the Senate committee on Municipalities
- Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 9Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Apr 1
- Mar 10Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Mar 17Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 22Conferees named in the House: Busby, Byrd and Faulkner
- Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Simmons (12th), Barrett and McCaughn
- Mar 26Conference report filed in the House
- Conference report filed in the Senate
- Mar 27Conference report adopted in the House
- Mar 29Conference report adopted in the Senate
- Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the House
To the Governor Apr 1 – Apr 9
- Apr 1Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
- Apr 9Approved by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Referred To MunicipalitiesSenate
- Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
- Mar 9AmendedSenate
- Mar 9Passed As AmendedSenate
- Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
- Mar 22Conferees Named Busby,Byrd,FaulknerHouse of Representatives
- Mar 24Conferees Named Simmons (12th),Barrett,McCaughnSenate
- Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
- Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedSenate
- Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Apr 9Approved by GovernorGovernor