Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2251
Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FAIR HOUSING ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE ACT; TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING AND OTHER REAL ESTATE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION IS A CIVIL RIGHT; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS WITH EXCEPTION; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT IN REAL ESTATE FINANCING WITH EXCEPTION; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS; TO PROHIBIT RETALIATION; TO PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; 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
Sponsor
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
HousingJan 20 to Feb 314 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 3 to Feb 4 · stopped1 day
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 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Housing and on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 3Reported from HO to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Housing;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: HO To JASenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate