Mississippi House Bill 912 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 97-17-1 And 97-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That First And Second Degree Arson Only Include Burning The Property Of Another Person; To Amend Section 97-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Elements Of Third Degree Arson To Include The Burning Of A Building Or Structure By The Owner Or An Agent Of The Owner; To Bring Forward Section 97-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Arson Of A Church Or Religious Building, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 97-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Forfeiture Of Property Used In Commission Of Arson; And For Related Purposes.

Arson; revise penalties when the owner commits.

Rep. Noah Sanford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-17	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	17	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	17	3	New Code	See Bill Text
97	17	4	New Code	See Bill Text
97	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	17	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0912.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0912IN.htm