Mississippi House Bill 498

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 19-5-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Remove Personal Property From Property That Has Been Adjudicated A Menace By Such Board After Certain Notice Is Given; To Require The County To Make Certain Public Postings That The Personal Property Has Been Received By The County; To Provide A Mechanism For The Owner Of The Personal Property To Recover Such Personal Property; To Provide That If The Personal Property Is Not Claimed By A Certain Time Frame Then The County May Sell The Property At Public Auction; Upon The Sale Of The Property, The Proceeds Of The Sale Shall Be Deposited Into The County Treasury To Be Utilized For Certain Purposes; To Provide That If Such Property Is Not Sold, Then The County May Deem It Surplus Property And It May Be Disposed Of As Prescribed By Law; To Amend Section 17-25-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Cleaning private property; revise procedures used to clean property adjudicated a menace to public health and safety.

Rep. Kimberly Remak [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	25	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
19	5	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0498.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0498IN.htm