Mississippi House Bill 320 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 12 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 19-5-105 And 21-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Clean Property Or Parcels Of Land Of Perpetual Care Cemeteries That Are Not Being Properly Maintained And Have Become Detrimental To The Public Health And Welfare; To Prescribe Notice And Hearing Requirements And An Adjudication By The County Or Municipality Before It May Clean The Property; To Authorize The County Or Municipality To Make Application To The Secretary Of State For An Order Directing The Trustee Of The Perpetual Care Cemetery Trust Fund To Release Accrued Interest Or Principal Of The Trust Fund Sufficient To Reimburse The County Or Municipality For Only The Actual Cleanup Costs Incurred; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Order The Trustee To Release Accrued Interest Or Principal Of The Trust Fund In An Amount Sufficient To Reimburse The County Or Municipality For The Actual Costs Of Cleanup Performed If The Secretary Of State Make Certain Determinations; To Amend Section 41-43-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Perpetual care cemeteries; authorize counties and cities to clean property of those not properly maintained.

Rep. Missy Warren McGee [R]

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]

2021-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House Passed (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-12	Senate	Died On Calendar
2021-03-10	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2021-03-09	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	Senate	Amended
2021-03-02	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-03-01	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: CA To MU
2021-02-18	Senate	Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
2021-02-05	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-04	House	Passed
2021-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	House	Referred To County Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	5	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	19	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	43	57	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0320.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0320IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0320PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/HB0320_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0310008.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0640048.pdf