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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2203

Public land in Rankin County; authorize DFA to assign property to state agencies and establish new Veterans Nursing Home.

Became law as Chapter 389, Laws of 2023, signed March 16, 2023, 62 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO SURVEY, PARTITION, TRANSFER AND CONVEY ALL OF THE RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE 3,207 ACRES OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, ACQUIRED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IN 1894 TO THE STATE AGENCIES CURRENTLY SITUATED AND OPERATING ON SAID PROPERTY; TO IDENTIFY THE EXISTING STATE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS TO BE ASSIGNED PARCELS OF THE SAID PROPERTY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFINE AND ASSIGN PARCELS OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NEW VETERANS NURSING HOME IN RANKIN COUNTY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFINE AND ASSIGN PARCELS OF SAID PROPERTY TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NEW COUNTER-MEASURE WAREHOUSE IN RANKIN COUNTY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFINE SEWER EASEMENTS ON SAID PROPERTY TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR CONTINUED OPERATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BALANCE OF ANY UNASSIGNED PROPERTY SHALL BE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS SAID PROPERTY IS REQUIRED FOR FUTURE BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ASSESS EACH STATE AGENCY UTILIZING SAID PROPERTY AN AMOUNT PROPORTIONATE TO THE USE OF WATER/SEWER COSTS PAID TO THE WEST RANKIN COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 35-1-19, 35-1-21, 35-1-23, 35-1-25 AND 35-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MAINTAIN, RECEIVE FUNDS FOR, EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL AND SET ADMISSION STANDARDS FOR THE NEW VETERANS NURSING HOME IN RANKIN COUNTY; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Joseph M. Seymour

Its course

January 13 to March 16, 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 action13 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 220 days

Public PropertyJan 13 to Jan 2613 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 2321 days

Public PropertyFeb 7 to Feb 2114 days

Back in the SenateFeb 23 to Mar 1318 days

With the GovernorMar 13 to Mar 163 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 23

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 13 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Public Property
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Feb 23

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Public Property
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Feb 24 – Mar 13

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 13 – Mar 16

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 13 actions, as published