l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 934

Eminent domain; require compensation for loss of business goodwill and value of commercial farm operations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A 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 NEW SECTION 11-27-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OWNERS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL IN EMINENT DOMAIN CASES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-27-7, 11-27-19, 11-27-83 AND 11-27-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PLEADINGS AND EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO THE COURT IN EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO INCLUDE THE VALUE OF GOODWILL TO BE LOST BY AN OWNER OF A BUSINESS CONDUCTED UPON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OR THE VALUE OF ANY COMMERCIAL FARMING OPERATION, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROJECTED INCOME, CONDUCTED UPON THE PROPERTY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jansen Owen

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

Judiciary AJan 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. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published