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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1421

Landlord Tenant provisions; revise time periods for eviction and removal.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A SHERIFF OR PROCESS SERVER TO LEAVE THE SUMMONS AND SWORN AFFIDAVIT OR COMPLAINT FOR EVICTION WITH A PERSON OR POSTED ON THE DOOR OF THE PREMISES THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE EVICTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT SHALL BE SERVED NO MORE THAN 72 CONSECUTIVE HOURS AFTER THE SWORN AFFIDAVIT OR COMPLAINT IS SERVED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT DATE TO ADDRESS THE SWORN AFFIDAVIT OR COMPLAINT SHALL BE NO MORE THAN 14 DAYS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE SWORN AFFIDAVIT OR COMPLAINT IS FILED; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE COURT TO EXPAND THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE DATE OF REMOVAL FOR EVICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE NONBREACHING PARTY TO TERMINATE THE RENTAL AGREEMENT UPON 7 DAYS NOTICE; TO AMEND SECTION 89-8-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME PERIODS FOR POSSIBLE ADJOURNMENT OF EVICTION HEARINGS; 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 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

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 House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives