Mississippi House Bill 278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 29-3-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Board Of Education Leases Or Extends A Lease On Sixteenth Section Land That Is Classified As Industrial, Commercial Or Recreational With The Governing Authorities Of Any Municipality Or County, Then The Board May Lease Or Extend The Lease For Less Than The Minimum Acceptable Percentage, Which Is Five Percent Of The Current Market Value, As Long As The Lease Of The Land Is Utilized By The Governing Authorities For A Public Purpose; And For Related Purposes.

Sixteenth section land; authorize leasing of certain land by cities/counties for less than minimum percentage of market value under certain circumstances.

Rep. Manly Barton [R]

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]

2020-03-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 114 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-05-12	Senate	Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2020-03-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-05	House	Passed
2020-02-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-02-25	House	DR - TSDP: CA To MU
2020-02-18	House	DR - TSDP: MU To CA
2020-01-27	House	Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0278.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0278IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0278PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0590047.pdf