l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 994

Fairgrounds; authorize Dept. of Archives to acquire city-owned cell tower and provide for construction of new tower located at.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Property Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO ACQUIRE THE CELLULAR TOWER AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT OWNED BY THE CITY OF JACKSON CURRENTLY LOCATED ON NORTH STREET BETWEEN AMITE AND MISSISSIPPI STREETS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO DIRECT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CELLULAR TOWER ON A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEASING THE TOWER TO THE CITY OF JACKSON BECAUSE OF THE REMOVAL OF THE CITY-OWNED CELLULAR TOWER CURRENTLY LOCATED ON NORTH STREET BETWEEN AMITE AND MISSISSIPPI STREETS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE CELLULAR TOWER SHALL BE PAID FROM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FUNDS FROM ANY SOURCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO LEASE THE STATE-OWNED CELLULAR TOWER AND LAND NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE TOWER, LOCATED ON THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS, TO THE CITY OF JACKSON FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTY YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY OF JACKSON MAY SUBLEASE SPACE ON THE TOWER TO CELLULAR CARRIERS ON TERMS AGREEABLE TO THE CITY AND THE CARRIERS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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 17 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1125 days

State AffairsJan 17 to Feb 418 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

Public PropertyFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 17 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Wallace, Zuber and Johnson)
  2. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Property
  5. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wallace, Zuber, Johnson)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14Referred To Public PropertySenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate