l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1072

Hazardous trees on tax forfeited land; authorize counties/municipalities to remove and Secretary of State to reimburse for the removal of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-1-145, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CHANCERY CLERK OR MUNICIPAL CLERK NOTIFIES THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF A HAZARDOUS TREE ON CERTIFIED TAX FORFEITED PROPERTY AND SUCH TREE IS REMOVED, THEN THE COST OF THE REMOVAL MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR REIMBURSEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAINTENANCE COSTS SHALL BE PAID WITH PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES OF TAX FORFEITED PROPERTIES FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR RATHER THAN FROM FUNDS DEPOSITED INTO THE LAND RECORDS MAINTENANCE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO WITHHOLD A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF ITS PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES OF TAX FORFEITED LAND TO PAY FOR THE REMOVAL; 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 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

MunicipalitiesJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Public PropertyFeb 14 to Feb 239 days

AppropriationsFeb 23 to Feb 28 · stopped5 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 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  2. Jan 31Reported 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. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committees on Public Property and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 23Reported as amended from PP to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14Referred To Public Property;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Feb 23DR - TSDPAA: PP To APSenate
  9. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate