MS HB994 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-14 - Referred To Public Property
Pending: Senate Public Property Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Archives And History To Acquire The Cellular Tower And Associated Equipment Owned By The City Of Jackson Currently Located On North Street Between Amite And Mississippi Streets; To Authorize The Department To Direct The Construction Of A Cellular Tower On A Portion Of The Property Of The State Fairgrounds For The Purpose Of Leasing The Tower To The City Of Jackson Because Of The Removal Of The City-owned Cellular Tower Currently Located On North Street Between Amite And Mississippi Streets; To Provide That The Cost Of Constructing The Cellular Tower Shall Be Paid From Public Or Private Funds From Any Source; To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Lease The State-owned Cellular Tower And Land Necessary To Operate The Tower, Located On The State Fair Grounds, To The City Of Jackson For A Period Of Fifty Years; To Provide That The City Of Jackson May Sublease Space On The Tower To Cellular Carriers On Terms Agreeable To The City And The Carriers; To Amend Section 69-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Fairgrounds; authorize Dept. of Archives to acquire city-owned cell tower and provide for construction of new tower located at.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-14SenateReferred To Public Property
2025-02-12HouseTransmitted To Senate
2025-02-12HouseMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2025-02-11HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Wallace, Zuber, Johnson)
2025-02-11HousePassed
2025-02-04HouseTitle Suff Do Pass
2025-01-17HouseReferred To State Affairs

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6953Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Mississippi State Sources


Bill Comments

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