Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Private property; increase penalties for failure to clean, allow criminal sanctions, and authorize municipality to demolish if public hazard.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Municipalities | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/09 (H) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate | |
| 6 | 02/15 (S) Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary, Division B | |
| 7 | 02/23 (S) DR - TSDPAA: MU To JB | |
| 8 | 03/01 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 9 | 03/03 (S) Amended | |
| 10 | 03/03 (S) Passed As Amended | |
| 11 | 03/04 (S) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 12 | 03/08 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate | |
| 13 | 03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 14 | 03/15 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 15 | 03/21 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [S] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [S] | Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1019 |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 427 |
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Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Brown
Code Sections: A 021-0019-0011, A 021-0019-0020
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES AND COSTS WHICH MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST OWNERS OF PROPERTY OR LAND WITHIN MUNICIPALITIES WHO FAIL TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY OR LAND CLEAN, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH FAILURE RESULTS IN THE PROPERTY OR LAND BEING A MENACE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO ENACT CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTY; TO AMEND SECTION 21-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY SHALL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO HAVE AN ABANDONED HOUSE OR BUILDING DEMOLISHED, IF IT DETERMINES THAT THE HOUSE OR BUILDING CONSTITUTES A PUBLIC HAZARD AND NUISANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS RESIDING WITHIN 400 FEET OF THE PROPERTY MAY PETITION THE MUNICIPALITY TO HOLD A HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE DEMOLISHED; TO REQUIRE THE MUNICIPALITY TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE HEARING BY UNITED STATES MAIL OR BY PUBLICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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