Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Building a safer and stronger Mississippi Act; enact (version 2).
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (S) Referred To Insurance | |
| 2 | 01/31 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Chaney
Additional Author: Kirby
Code Sections: RP 019-0005-0009, RP 021-0019-0025, RP 045-0011-0101, RP 045-0011-0103, RP 045-0011-0105, RP 045-0011-0107, RP 045-0011-0109, RP 045-0011-0111
Title: AN ACT TO ENACT THE "BUILDING A SAFER AND STRONGER MISSISSIPPI ACT"; TO STATE PUBLIC POLICY FOR BUILDING CODES; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ENFORCE THE BUILDING CODES PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES REQUIRED BY THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE EMERGENCY WIND AND FLOOD MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL TO ADOPT CERTAIN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CODES AND STANDARDS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO EXEMPT FARM STRUCTURES FROM BUILDING CODE REGULATION; TO PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF BUILDING CODES OR REGULATIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES BY COUNTIES; TO REPEAL SECTION 21-19-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF BUILDING CODES BY MUNICIPALITIES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 45-11-101 THROUGH 45-11-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO PROMULGATE THE MISSISSIPPI FIRE PREVENTION CODE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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