l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2245

16th section land; remove board of supervisors from having to approve leases and substitute Secretary of State.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-75-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF CERTAIN SIXTEENTH SECTION MINERAL INTERESTS TO THE ENTERPRISES OWNING OR OPERATING CERTAIN PROJECTS, OR TO AUTHORIZE THE PERPETUAL WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO USE THE SURFACE OF SUCH SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS FOR EXPLORATION OR PRODUCTION OF MINERALS; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE RESERVATION OF MINERALS IN, ON AND UNDER CERTAIN SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS CONVEYED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Albert Butler

Its course

January 20 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 action12 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1021 days

EducationJan 20 to Jan 3111 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 days

EducationFeb 18 to Mar 4 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

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 Jan 20 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 13Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 17Sent to the House
  6. Feb 18Referred to the House committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  7. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  7. Feb 13ReconsideredSenate
  8. Feb 13AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 13Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Feb 17Transmitted To HouseSenate
  11. Feb 18Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives