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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2418

Home inspectors; allow to inspect new residential construction up to 14 days prior to close of sale.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce 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 73-60-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW HOME INSPECTORS TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS ON NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES OR CONDOMINIUM UNITS UP TO 14 DAYS PRIOR, OR LONGER IF THE PURCHASER AND SELLER AGREE IN WRITING, TO THE CLOSING OF A SALE ON A NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE A NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT SHALL NOT BE CONDITIONED UPON THE PURCHASER WAIVING HIS OR HER RIGHT TO AN INSPECTION; TO PROVIDE STANDARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT TERMS TO ENSURE THAT A PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO AN INSPECTION IS CLEARLY STATED AND INCLUDED IN EVERY AGREEMENT; 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

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days

Business and CommerceFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 days

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 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 10Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives