Mississippi House Bill 949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on March 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-10 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 17-17-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Solid Waste Management Plan Shall Include Any Proposed New Municipal Solid Waste Landfill If The New Landfill Is Located Within A Certain County Having Two Or More Existing Permitted Municipal Solid Waste Landfills And Such New Landfill Will Be Located Within A Five-mile Radius Of An Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Unless A Referendum Election Has Been Conducted And Approved; To Amend Section 17-17-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Facility Permit Grant Or Loan May Not Be Issued By Any Agency Of The State For Any New Municipal Solid Waste Landfill If The New Landfill Is Located Within A Certain County Having Two Or More Existing Permitted Municipal Solid Waste Landfills And Such New Landfill Will Be Located Within A Five-mile Radius Of An Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Unless A Referendum Has Been Conducted And Approved; To Create New Section 17-17-237, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Referendum Process; And For Related Purposes.

Solid waste landfills; prohibit new landfill in county where 2 or more exist, unless referendum held.

Rep. Jill Ford [R]

Rep. Edward Blackmon [D]

Rep. Debra Gibbs [D]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

2021-03-03 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 109 N: 3 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 107 N: 5 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-10		Approved by Governor
2021-03-04	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-04	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-03	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2021-03-03	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-02	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-03-02	Senate	Amended
2021-03-01	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-25	Senate	Referred To County Affairs
2021-02-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-10	House	Passed As Amended
2021-02-10	House	Amended
2021-02-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Conservation and Water Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	17	227	Amended Code	See Bill Text
17	17	229	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0949.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0949IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0949PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0949SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/HB0949_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/HB0949_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0370042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0570003.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0580009.pdf