Mississippi House Bill 1264 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit A Person From Sitting, Lying, Sleeping, Or Storing, Using, Maintaining Or Placing Personal Property Upon Any Street, Sidewalk Or Other Public Right-of-way Within 1,000 Feet Of A Defined Sensitive Area Or A Critical Infrastructure Area And To Provide That Violation Of This Prohibition Is A Public Nuisance That Can Be Abated And Prevented; To Provide That A Violation Of This Prohibition May Be Charged As A Misdemeanor; To Require At Least 48 Hours' Notice Before Commencement Of Any Enforcement Action; To Amend Section 21-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Homeless Encampments On Private Property In The Public Nuisance Law And To Provide That The Cost Of Abating Such Encampment Nuisances On Private Property Is A Lien On The Property Which May Be Waived By The Municipality; And For Related Purposes.

Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as a public nuisance on private property.

Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	19	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1264.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1264IN.htm