l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1234

Tenancy by the entirety with rights of survivorship; create rebuttable presumption when deed to both spouses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 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 SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO BE A TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY 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

February 15 to April 2, 2024, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 721 days

Judiciary AFeb 15 to Feb 2712 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 2 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 22 to Apr 2 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Feb 15 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Mar 7Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 22Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 22Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate