Mississippi House Bill 1303 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 41-43-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Owners Of Perpetual Care Cemeteries To Reasonably Maintain The Premises Of The Cemetery And Not Allow The Premises To Be Neglected; To Provide That This Requirement Is A Contractual Duty Of The Cemetery Owner; To Amend Section 41-43-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Examiner Of The Secretary Of State Determines That The Cemetery Premises Are In A State Of Neglect Or Not Reasonably Maintained, The Secretary Of State Will Provide The Cemetery Owner With A Plan Of Correction And Remediation That Specifies The Necessary Steps To Satisfy The Requirement To Maintain The Premises; To Provide That If The Cemetery Owner Fails To Enact The Plan Of Correction And Remediation Within 45 Days, The Owner Is In Violation Of This Section; To Provide That A Violation Of This Section Will Be Punished By A Fine Or By Suspension Or Revocation Of The Perpetual Care Cemetery Registration, Or Both; And For Related Purposes.

Perpetual care cemeteries; require owners to maintain cemetery premises and provide penalties for violations.

Rep. Missy Warren McGee [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1303.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1303IN.htm