l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1236

Aliens and foreign government; prohibit from owning real property in the State of Mississippi.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 89-1-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ALIENS AND GOVERNMENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES FROM ACQUIRING TITLE TO, TAKING OR HOLDING ANY LAND, LEASEHOLD INTEREST, OR REAL ESTATE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI BY DESCENT, DEVISE, PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-31-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO ATTACHMENT IN CHANCERY AGAINST NONRESIDENTS, ABSENT OR ABSCONDING DEBTORS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO METHOD OF PROCEEDINGS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 85-3-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO EXEMPT PROPERTY AND HOMESTEAD ALLOTMENT, FOR PURPOSES 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

3 co-sponsors

Steve Hopkins, Price Wallace, Brady Williamson

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives