Mississippi Senate Bill 2838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Repeal Chapter 502, Laws Of 2022, Which Mandates That Counties And Municipalities Require Permitting As A Condition To Construction Within Their Respective Jurisdictions, And Which Requires That Certain Subcontractors, As Well As Persons Or Entities Acting As Residential Builders, Residential Remodelers, Construction Managers Or Residential Solar Contractors, Be Annually Licensed By The State Board Of Contractors; To Amend Sections 19-5-9, 21-19-25, 73-59-1, 73-59-3, 73-59-9 And 73-59-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Prohibit Counties And Municipalities From Preventing A Homeowner From Applying For A Permit For A Construction Or Improvement Project On That Homeowner's Residence, Or From Obtaining The Permit Upon Compliance With Legal Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

Construction contractors; repeal law requiring local permitting and annual State Board of Contractors licensing.

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	5	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	19	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	59	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	59	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	59	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	59	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2838.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2838IN.htm