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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 537

Municipalities; authorize waiver of liens, under certain circumstances, for costs associated with cleaning menaced property.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF ANY MUNICIPALITY TO WAIVE LIENS, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT ARE IMPOSED ON REAL PROPERTY FOR COSTS AND/OR PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH A MUNICIPALITY'S CLEANING OF REAL PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED A MENACE; TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR THE WAIVER BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF SUCH WAIVER; TO PROHIBIT THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO CAUSED THE PROPERTY TO BE DEEMED A MENACE BY THE MUNICIPALITY FROM SUBMITTING SUCH APPLICATION; TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

8 co-sponsors

Stephanie Foster, De'Keither A. Stamps, Ronnie C. Crudup, Otis Anthony, Zakiya Summers, Kabir Karriem, Jeffrey Hulum III, Robert L. Sanders

Its course

January 13 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

MunicipalitiesJan 13 to Jan 3118 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 14 to Feb 28 · stopped14 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 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Municipalities
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Referred To MunicipalitiesSenate
  7. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate