MS HB979 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require Registered Foresters To Provide Scale Tickets That Contain Certain Information Within Seven Business Days To Landowners And/or Timber Owners For Each Load Of Timber; To Provide That A Forester That Fails To Provide Scale Tickets To Landowners And/or Timber Owners For Each Load Of Timber Shall Be Liable For The Cost Of The Timber If A Logger Fails To Remit Payment For Such Timber To The Forester; To Bring Forward Section 75-27-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Timber Weights And Measures, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Foresters; liable for cost of timber for failure to provide scale tickets to landowners if logger fails to remit payment to forester for timber.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 111 N: 8 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-01SenateDied In Committee
2022-02-15SenateReferred To Forestry
2022-02-11HouseTransmitted To Senate
2022-02-09HousePassed As Amended
2022-02-09HouseAmended
2022-02-09HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2022-02-08HouseRead the Third Time
2022-01-26HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2022-01-17HouseReferred To Forestry

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
7527113New CodeSee Bill Text

Mississippi State Sources


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