Mississippi Senate Bill 2203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Survey, Partition, Transfer And Convey All Of The Rights, Title And Interest In The 3,207 Acres Of Certain Real Property Located In Rankin County, Mississippi, Acquired By The State Of Mississippi In 1894 To The State Agencies Currently Situated And Operating On Said Property; To Identify The Existing State Agencies And Institutions To Be Assigned Parcels Of The Said Property; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Define And Assign Parcels Of Said Property To The Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board For The Establishment And Operation Of A New Veterans Nursing Home In Rankin County; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Define And Assign Parcels Of Said Property To The Mississippi State Department Of Health For The Establishment And Operation Of A New Counter-measure Warehouse In Rankin County; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Define Sewer Easements On Said Property To Be Assigned To The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health For Continued Operation; To Provide That The Balance Of Any Unassigned Property Shall Be Under The Management And Control Of The Mississippi Department Of Finance And Administration Until Such Time As Said Property Is Required For Future Buildings Or Facilities Of The State Of Mississippi; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health To Assess Each State Agency Utilizing Said Property An Amount Proportionate To The Use Of Water/sewer Costs Paid To The West Rankin County Utility District; To Amend Sections 35-1-19, 35-1-21, 35-1-23, 35-1-25 And 35-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board To Establish, Operate, Maintain, Receive Funds For, Employee Personnel And Set Admission Standards For The New Veterans Nursing Home In Rankin County; And For Related Purposes.

Public land in Rankin County; authorize DFA to assign property to state agencies and establish new Veterans Nursing Home.

Sen. Dean Kirby [R]

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 48 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 1 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-02 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 34 N: 10 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-16		Approved by Governor
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-08	Senate	Concurred in Amend From House
2023-02-24	House	Returned For Concurrence
2023-02-23	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-23	House	Amended
2023-02-21	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-07	House	Referred To Public Property
2023-02-03	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed
2023-01-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-13	Senate	Referred To Public Property

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	1	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
35	1	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
35	1	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
35	1	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
35	1	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2203.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2203IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2203PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2203SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2203_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0310043.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0520003.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0650020.pdf