Mississippi House Bill 10

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 89-27-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Department Of Agriculture With Oversight For "the Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act"; To Provide Additional Penalties For Violation Of This Act; To Provide For The Distribution Of Proceeds From The Sale Of The Agricultural Land; To Amend Section 89-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Department Of Agriculture To Manage The Act; To Bring Forward Section 89-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Definitions For The Act, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 89-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Real Estate Disclosure Requirements, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 89-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Limitation Of Liability For Duty To Investigate Whether Land Is Purchased By A Nonresident Alien; And For Related Purposes.

MS Foreign Land Ownership Act; revise to grant management to the MS Department of Agriculture.

Rep. William Arnold [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-07	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
89	27	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
89	27	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
89	7	11	New Code	See Bill Text
89	7	3	New Code	See Bill Text
89	7	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0010.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0010IN.htm