l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2481

Residential subdivisions; authorize property owners to establish and/or amend covenants, conditions and restrictions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division 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 AUTHORIZE PROPERTY OWNERS IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT IS NOT GOVERNED BY A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO ESTABLISH OR AMEND COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT RUN WITH THE LAND; TO AUTHORIZE PROPERTY OWNERS IN A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT IS GOVERNED BY A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, TO ESTABLISH AND AMEND COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT RUN WITH THE LAND; TO REQUIRE SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS TO FILE A PETITION THAT IS SIGNED BY A MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ESTABLISH AND/OR AMEND COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, IF NECESSARY; TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF THE HEARING ON SUCH PETITION TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH PUBLICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CHANCELLOR FINDS THAT THE PETITION IS WELL TAKEN THEN HE OR SHE SHALL ENTER A DECREE ACCORDINGLY, WHICH SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CHANCERY CLERK; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 17-1-23, 19-5-10, 21-19-63 AND 89-1-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate