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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2679

Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI LAND BANK ACT" TO PROMOTE RETURNING BLIGHTED OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES TO COMMERCE THROUGH THE CREATION OF LAND BANKS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY OR COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF LAND BANKS; TO AUTHORIZE LAND BANKS TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, AND DISPOSE OF PROPERTY; TO AUTHORIZE LAND BANKS TO PERFORM RELATED FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS MANAGING PROPERTY OWNED BY THE LAND BANK, QUIETING AND CONFIRMING TITLE TO PROPERTY, ESTABLISHING REDEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING STRUCTURES (INCLUDING THOSE TO FACILITATE TAX CREDITS AND SUBSIDIARY ENTITIES), FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT, ISSUING BONDS, AND ACCEPTING TAX FORFEITED PROPERTIES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE; 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

3 co-sponsors

Theresa Gillespie Isom, Kamesha Mumford, Sarita Simmons

Its course

January 19 to March 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 action12 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

MunicipalitiesJan 19 to Jan 3011 days

FinanceJan 30 to Feb 34 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

State AffairsFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Finance
  2. Jan 30Reported from MU to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 10Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 12Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 16Sent to the House
  6. Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  7. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Municipalities;FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: MU To FISenate
  3. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  7. Feb 12ReconsideredSenate
  8. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  11. Feb 16Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives