l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 979

Foresters; liable for cost of timber for failure to provide scale tickets to landowners if logger fails to remit payment to forester for timber.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Forestry Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE REGISTERED FORESTERS TO PROVIDE SCALE TICKETS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION WITHIN SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS TO LANDOWNERS AND/OR TIMBER OWNERS FOR EACH LOAD OF TIMBER; TO PROVIDE THAT A FORESTER THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE SCALE TICKETS TO LANDOWNERS AND/OR TIMBER OWNERS FOR EACH LOAD OF TIMBER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE TIMBER IF A LOGGER FAILS TO REMIT PAYMENT FOR SUCH TIMBER TO THE FORESTER; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 75-27-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO TIMBER WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, FOR PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 923 days

ForestryJan 17 to Jan 269 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days

ForestryFeb 15 to Mar 1 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 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 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Forestry
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Forestry
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To ForestryHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 15Referred To ForestrySenate
  9. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate