Mississippi House Bill 159

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "public Safety For Public Property Act"; To Prohibit Camping On Certain Public Property; To Provide Definitions For This Act; To Prohibit A Person From Sleeping On Public Sidewalks, Streets, Or Alleyways At Any Time As A Matter Of Individual And Public Safety; To Prohibit A Person From Sleeping In Any Pedestrian Or Vehicular Entrance To Public Or Private Property Abutting A Public Sidewalk; To Authorize The Removal And Disposal Of Items In An Unsanitary Condition; To Provide That No Person May Occupy A Campsite Inconsistent With The Regulations Of This Act Unless Specifically Authorized By The Applicable Governing Authority On Which The Campsite Is Located; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Court To Mitigate Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 97-17-85 And 97-17-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Crime Of Trespass Upon The Enclosed Land Of Another, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 97-35-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 97-35-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Obstruction Of Public Streets; And For Related Purposes.

Public Safety for Public Property Act; create to regulate camping.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	17	85	New Code	See Bill Text
97	17	93	New Code	See Bill Text
97	35	23	New Code	See Bill Text
97	35	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0159.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0159IN.htm