l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 299

Property interest; conveyance to married individuals considered to create joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON CONVEYS AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER, AND SUCH PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THAT MARRIED COUPLE, THE DEED CONVEYING SUCH INTEREST SHALL CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE MARRIED INDIVIDUALS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROPERTY INTEREST IS CONSIDERED TO BE JOINT TENANCY WITH A RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, UNLESS THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE DEED TO THE CONTRARY; 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 March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 922 days

Judiciary AJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 2 · stopped13 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 9

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate