l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 727

Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "LAND BANK ACT" TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSION OF VACANT, ABANDONED OR LAND STRUCK OFF TO THE STATE INTO PRODUCTIVE USE; TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITIES AND TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE JOINT LAND BANK AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH AUTHORITIES TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED PROCEDURE TO CONFIRM AND QUIET TITLE TO PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY SUCH AUTHORITIES; TO AUTHORIZE AUTHORITIES CREATED UNDER THIS ACT TO ENTER INTO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE LOCAL LAND BANK AUTHORITIES TO BORROW MONEY AND ISSUE BONDS AND NOTES; 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 16 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days

County AffairsJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To County Affairs;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives