Mississippi Senate Bill 2261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 16 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 19-5-105 And 21-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Counties And Municipalities To Clean Property Or Parcels Of Land Of Perpetual Care Cemeteries That Are Not Being Properly Maintained And Have Become Detrimental To The Public Health And Welfare; To Prescribe Notice And Hearing Requirements And An Adjudication By The County Or Municipality Before It May Clean The Property; To Authorize The County Or Municipality To Make Application To The Secretary Of State For An Order Directing The Trustee Of The Perpetual Care Cemetery Trust Fund To Release Accrued Interest Or Principal Of The Trust Fund Sufficient To Reimburse The County Or Municipality For Only The Actual Cleanup Costs Incurred; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Order The Trustee To Release Accrued Interest Of Principal Of The Trust Fund Not To Exceed A Certain Amount Sufficient To Reimburse The County Or Municipality For The Actual Costs Of Cleanup Performed If The Secretary Of State Makes Certain Determinations; To Limit Utilization Of These Provisions To No More Than Once In A Certain Time Period; To Amend Section 41-43-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Perpetual care cemetaries; authorize counties and cities to clean property of those not properly maintained and seek reimbursement.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16		Approved by Governor
2021-04-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-04-01	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-30	House	Conference Report Adopted
2021-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2021-03-22	House	Conferees Named Rushing,Tullos,Byrd
2021-03-16	Senate	Conferees Named Simmons (12th),Hill,Barrett
2021-03-15	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2021-03-11	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2021-03-11	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2021-03-10	House	Returned For Concurrence
2021-03-09	House	Passed As Amended
2021-03-09	House	Amended
2021-03-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-03-02	House	DR - TSDPAA: CA To MU
2021-03-02	House	DR - TSDPAA: MU To CA
2021-02-23	House	Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
2021-02-12	Senate	Transmitted To House
2021-02-11	Senate	Passed
2021-02-11	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-02-01	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-02-01	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: MU To CA
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	5	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	19	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	43	57	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2261.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2261SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/SB2261_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0380013.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640066.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0850019.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0850029.pdf