l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1367

Real property; establish process to remove discriminatory language from recorded instruments of conveyance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 9, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY PROVISIONS FROM RECORDED INSTRUMENTS OF CONVEYANCE; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON WHO OWNS REAL PROPERTY OR AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY WHICH INCLUDES IN THE CHAIN OF TITLE A RECORDED INSTRUMENT OF CONVEYANCE CONTAINING A DISCRIMINATORY PROVISION TO PETITION THE CHANCERY COURT REQUESTING THE REMOVAL OF THE DISCRIMINATORY PROVISION; TO CREATE A FORM FOR THE PETITION; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHANCERY COURT TO MAKE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW SOLELY ON A REVIEW OF THE CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT; TO CREATE A SUGGESTED FORM FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S FINDINGS; TO DIRECT THE CHANCERY CLERK TO INDEX AND FILE THE COURT'S FINDINGS IN THE COUNTY LAND RECORDS USING THE SAME NAMES USED TO INDEX THE CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT; TO PROHIBIT THE CHANCERY CLERK FROM COLLECTING A FEE FOR FILING THE PETITION AND THE COURT'S FINDINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-113-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF THE TERM "NEGRO" IN THE STATUTE AUTHORIZING THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE TO ESTABLISH A 4-H CLUB CAMP IN MADISON COUNTY; 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

5 co-sponsors

Kent McCarty, Shanda Yates, Christopher M. Bell, Kabir Karriem, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 17 to March 9, 2022, 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 action11 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 923 days

Judiciary AJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 9 · stopped28 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Mar 113 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hobgood-Wilkes, Cockerham and Reynolds)
  2. Feb 14Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 9Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hobgood-Wilkes, Cockerham, Reynolds)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 14Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  10. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 9Died On CalendarSenate