MS HB1284 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 42-1)
Status: Failed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 42-1)
Status: Failed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act To Limit The Ability Of Nonresident Aliens To Maintain Ownership Of Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Land If They Are From A Country That Is Considered A Foreign Adversary By The United States Secretary Of Commerce; To Define Terms; To Limit Nonresident Aliens From Countries That Are Labeled Adverse To The United States From Exercising Ownership Of Mississippi Lands Past A Prescribed Amount Of Time; To Outline Situations For Which This Act Shall Not Apply; To Create Procedures For The Attorney General And Mississippi Secretary Of State To Follow To Penalize Violations Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-1-23 And 29-1-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create to prohibit acquisition of forestry and agricultural lands.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-21 - House - House Passed (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Recommitted to Committee |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Referred To Judiciary, Division A |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Passed |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Agriculture |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | 75 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 89 | 1 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
