l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2500

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary 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 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 PROVIDE THAT CONVICTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPEAR ON A PERSON'S PUBLIC RECORD; TO AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN A HUMANE MANNER AFTER 72 HOURS' NOTICE; 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 Senate

Its course

February 16 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 16 to Mar 1225 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 16 to Feb 215 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 21 to Mar 412 days

MunicipalitiesMar 4 to Mar 40 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 2 · stopped21 days

Judiciary AMar 20 to Apr 2 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

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 Senate Feb 16 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 21Reported from MU to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 4Reported as a committee substitute from JB to MU in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  6. Amended in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 15Sent to the House
  2. Mar 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 16Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 21DR - TSDP: MU To JBSenate
  3. Mar 4DR - TSDPCS: JB To MUSenate
  4. Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  5. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  6. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  7. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Mar 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives