Mississippi House Bill 594 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 16 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-27-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Coastal Wetlands Protection Act To Define "ordinary High Water Mark" To Mean A Mark On The Shore Determined By The Department Staff, Established By Fluctuations In Water Level And Indicated By Physical And Biological Characteristics Including, But Not Limited To, Water Stains, Changes In The Character Of The Soil, Scour Lines, Presence Of Debris Lines, Changes In Plant Communities And Other Appropriate Means That Consider The Characteristics Of The Surrounding Area; To Revise The Definition Of "coastal Wetlands" To Mean All Publicly Owned Lands Subject To The Ebb And Flow Of The Tide, Which Are Below The Ordinary High Water Mark, All Publicly Owned Accretions Above The Ordinary High Water Mark And All Publicly Owned Submerged Water Bottoms Below The Ordinary High Water Mark And Includes The Flora And Fauna On The Wetlands And In The Wetlands; And For Related Purposes.

Coastal Wetlands Protection Act; revise definitions to include "ordinary high water mark".

Rep. Timmy Ladner [R]

2021-03-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 120 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16		Approved by Governor
2021-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-23	Senate	Conferees Named Moran,Thompson,England
2021-03-22	House	Conferees Named Ladner,Felsher,Eure
2021-03-16	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-10	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-09	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	Senate	Amended
2021-03-02	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
2021-02-05	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-04	House	Passed
2021-01-27	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Marine Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	27	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0594.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0594IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0594PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0594SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/HB0594_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0310032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0640067.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0830042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0840004.pdf