l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 685

Deeds to married couples; create a rebuttable presumption of joint tenancy with rights of survivorship.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 27, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 89-1-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON CONVEYS AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER, AND SUCH PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THAT MARRIED COUPLE, THE DEED CONVEYING SUCH INTEREST SHALL CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT THE PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE MARRIED INDIVIDUALS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROPERTY INTEREST IS CONSIDERED TO BE JOINT TENANCY WITH A RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, UNLESS THERE ARE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE DEED TO THE CONTRARY 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 March 27, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 621 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 259 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 628 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 13 to Feb 2310 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Mar 27 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 6

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 6

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 6

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 6Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 7 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 7Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 14Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 21Conferees named in the House: Cockerham, Reynolds and Brown (20th)
  4. Mar 22Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, McCaughn and Branning
  5. Mar 27Died in conference in the House
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Feb 23Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 6AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 6Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 7Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 14Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 21Conferees Named Cockerham,Reynolds,Brown (20th)House of Representatives
  13. Mar 22Conferees Named Wiggins,McCaughn,BranningSenate
  14. Mar 27Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives