Mississippi Senate Bill 2171 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-04-18 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Size Or Area Of Real Property Shall Not Be Required To Be Disclosed By Any Real Estate Licensee And Disclosure Shall Not Be Considered As Any Warranty Or Guarantee Of The Size Or Area Information; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee Has No Duty To The Seller Or Purchaser To Conduct An Independent Investigation Of The Size Or Area Of The Real Property; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee Shall Not Be Subject To Liability For Damages Sustained With Regard To Any Conflicting Measurements Or Opinions Of Size Or Area; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee May Be Liable Only When He Knowingly Violates The Duty To Disclose The Source Of The Information; And For Related Purposes.

Real estate brokers; not be liable for wrong square footage of property.

Sen. William Longwitz [R]

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

2013-03-27 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-03-05 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 111 N: 4 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-18		Approved by Governor
2013-04-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2013-03-30	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2013-03-27	Senate	Concurred in Amend From House
2013-03-06	House	Returned For Concurrence
2013-03-05	House	Passed As Amended
2013-03-05	House	Amended
2013-02-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2013-02-21	House	Referred To Judiciary A
2013-02-14	Senate	Transmitted To House
2013-02-12	Senate	Passed As Amended
2013-02-12	Senate	Amended
2013-02-07	Senate	Tabled Subject To Call
2013-01-29	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-14	Senate	Referred To Business and Financial Institutions

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2171.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2171IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2171PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2171SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/senate/0360009.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0570010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/senate/0790014.pdf