l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 556

16th Section lands; authorize local school boards to enter into public or private contracts for sale of forestry products grown on.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, WHICH APPROVE THE SALES OF TIMBER AND FOREST PRODUCTS GROWN ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS, TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN FOREST PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO LEASE SIXTEENTH SECTION OR IN LIEU LANDS CLASSIFIED AS AGRICULTURAL LAND, USING PROVISIONS RELATED TO BEST FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL AGENCIES AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE; 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

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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 316 days

AgricultureJan 18 to Jan 268 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 2 · stopped27 days

EducationFeb 22 to Mar 2 · stopped8 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Agriculture
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 3 – Mar 2

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Reynolds, Pigott and Mangold)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published