l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 498

Cleaning private property; revise procedures used to clean property adjudicated a menace to public health and safety.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ANY COUNTY TO REMOVE PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED A MENACE BY SUCH BOARD AFTER CERTAIN NOTICE IS GIVEN; TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY TO MAKE CERTAIN PUBLIC POSTINGS THAT THE PERSONAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY; TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR THE OWNER OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TO RECOVER SUCH PERSONAL PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY IS NOT CLAIMED BY A CERTAIN TIME FRAME THEN THE COUNTY MAY SELL THE PROPERTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION; UPON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE COUNTY TREASURY TO BE UTILIZED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUCH PROPERTY IS NOT SOLD, THEN THE COUNTY MAY DEEM IT SURPLUS PROPERTY AND IT MAY BE DISPOSED OF AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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 12 to February 3, 2026, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

Judiciary AJan 12 to Feb 3 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 12 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives