l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1264

Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as a public nuisance on private property.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM SITTING, LYING, SLEEPING, OR STORING, USING, MAINTAINING OR PLACING PERSONAL PROPERTY UPON ANY STREET, SIDEWALK OR OTHER PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A DEFINED SENSITIVE AREA OR A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AREA AND TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATION OF THIS PROHIBITION IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT CAN BE ABATED AND PREVENTED; TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS PROHIBITION MAY BE CHARGED AS A MISDEMEANOR; TO REQUIRE AT LEAST 48 HOURS' NOTICE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION; TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE PUBLIC NUISANCE LAW AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF ABATING SUCH ENCAMPMENT NUISANCES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE WAIVED BY THE MUNICIPALITY; 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 March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped19 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 Feb 15 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives