Mississippi Senate Bill 2895

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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 Create New Section 57-31-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Acquisition And Development By A County Industrial Development Authority Or An Economic Development District Of At Least 800 Or More Contiguous Acres As A Megasite To Attract Significant Industrial Development Projects; To Provide For The Financing And Development Of Such Megasite Projects; To Amend Section 19-9-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any County Board Of Supervisors To Issue Negotiable Bonds Of The County To Raise Money For The Purposes Provided In This Act; To Amend Section 19-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Indebtedness Incurred Under This Act From The County Debt Limit; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Purchases For Such Megasite Projects From Public Bid Requirements; To Amend Section 43-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Any Person, Agency Or Other Entity Using Public Funds In Accordance With This Act From Certain Appraisal And Pricing Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

Economic development project; authorize county development authority to acquire and develop megasite for.

Sen. Charles Younger [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	9	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
19	9	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
31	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	37	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2895.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2895IN.htm