Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1448

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Background

Title

Description: State building codes; revise requirements for adoption in certain counties.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Compretta

Code Sections: A 017-0002-0001, A 017-0002-0003, A 017-0002-0005, A 019-0005-0009

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE JACKSON, HARRISON, HANCOCK, STONE AND PEARL RIVER COUNTIES, AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES THEREIN, TO ENFORCE WIND AND FLOOD MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CODES AND STANDARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING CODES COUNCIL TO BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH UNEXCUSED ABSENCES FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS SHALL BE REPLACED; TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT ADOPT OR AMEND THEIR EXISTING BUILDING CODES TO ADOPT THE CODES PROMULGATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE MANDATORY MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING CODES; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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