Mississippi House Bill 1278 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Clarify That A Lease Of Sixteenth Section Lands That Is Duly Executed By The Applicable School Board Of The School District Is Presumed To Be Valid; To Clarify That The Approval Of The Secretary Of State Is Not Necessary Before The Board May Enter Into Any Such Lease; To Provide That The Secretary May Object To The Validity Of Such A Lease By Filing An Action In The Appropriate Chancery Court And Demonstrating That The Lease Is Unconscionable Or Otherwise Not Valid; To Provide That Board Members Acting In Good Faith Are Immune From Individual Liability Associated With Entering Into The Lease; To Amend Sections 29-3-63 And 29-3-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 29-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.

Rep. Tracy Arinder [D]

2011-02-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 109 N: 7 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-01		Died In Committee
2011-02-17		Referred To Education
2011-02-15		Transmitted To Senate
2011-02-10		Passed As Amended
2011-02-10		Amended
2011-02-10		Committee Substitute Adopted
2011-02-09		Read the Third Time
2011-02-01		Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2011-01-17		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1278.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1278IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1278CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1278PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/house/0380031.pdf