Mississippi House Bill 354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 17 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 21-23-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Municipal Judge Shall Have The Power To Order A Defendant To Remedy A Real Property Municipal Ordinance Violation Within A Reasonable Time Period Prescribed By The Judge; To Provide That A Municipal Judge May Authorize The Municipality, Upon Its Request, To Remedy The Violation Through The Use Of Municipal Employees Or Contractors If Such Defendant Fails To Remedy The Violation; To Provide That If A Municipality Remedies A Violation Due To A Defendant's Failure To Do So, The Municipality May Petition The Court To Assess Certain Cleanup Costs To The Defendant And After A Hearing Concerning The Assessment Of Such Costs, The Court May Assess The Costs To The Defendant As A Judgement; And For Related Purposes.

Municipal judges; authorize to order a defendant to remedy real property ordinance violations within a reasonable time period.

Rep. Missy Warren McGee [R]

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Rep. Thomas Reynolds [D]

2021-03-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - House - House Passed (Y: 111 N: 7 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-17		Approved by Governor
2021-03-10	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-10	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-09	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2021-03-08	Senate	Passed
2021-02-25	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2021-02-11	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-10	House	Passed
2021-02-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	23	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0354.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0354IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0354PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0354SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0370064.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0630005.pdf