Mississippi Senate Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Revise Existing Scrap Metal Law By Relocating The Existing Provisions To A New Chapter 18 Of Title 97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Revising The Same; To Create New Section 97-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Scrap Metal Act; To Create New Section 97-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Definitions; To Create New Section 97-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Maintain Certain Records; To Create New Section 97-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Dealers Photograph Metal Property; To Create New Section 97-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records And Property Will Be Subject To Certain Inspections; To Create New Section 97-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Law Enforcement Hold Notices; To Create New Section 97-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Making Of False Statements To Dealers; To Create New Section 97-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Cash Transactions; To Create New Section 97-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Failures To Comply Constitute Prima Facie Evidence Of Violation; To Create New Section 97-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Beer Kegs And Syrup Tanks; To Create New Section 97-18-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Cemetery Bronze; To Create New Section 97-18-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Manhole And Other Covers; To Create New Section 97-18-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Air Conditioning Parts; To Create New Section 97-18-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Sales Of Catalytic Converters Not Attached To A Vehicle; To Create New Section 97-18-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Purchases From Certain Minors; To Create New Section 97-18-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Punishment For Certain Violations; To Create New Section 97-18-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Conflict Of Law; To Create New Section 97-18-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Statewide Application; To Create New Section 97-18-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Preemption Of Certain Local Ordinances; To Create New Section 97-18-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Registration; To Create New Section 97-18-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Authority Of The Secretary Of State In Enforcing This Act; To Create New Section 97-18-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Certain Judicial Review Processes; To Repeal Sections 97-17-71, 97-17-71.1 And 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Scrap Metal Dealer Law That Is Subsumed By The Substance Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Scrap Metal Act; create.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Sen. Jason Barrett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	17	71	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2539.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2539IN.htm