Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2626
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/10/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Enact The Comprehensive Landlord And Tenant Act; To Make Necessary Amendments To Title 89, Chapters 7 And 8 Of The Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Comply With A Federal Judicial Ruling; To Require Certain Disclosures To Be Made In The Summons Of An Eviction Action; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Judgment Of Possession Is Based On Nonpayment Of Rent, The Tenant Does Not Have To Move Out If The Tenant Pays All Unpaid Rent And Other Sums Awarded; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property That The Landlord Has Not Asserted A Lien Against; To Inform The Tenant That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant; To Require That The Service Of Summons Be Made Pursuant To The Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Require The Judge To Order The Tenant To Vacate The Premises By A Certain Date If A Judgment Of Possession Is Granted To The Landlord; To Provide That Prior To The Date To Vacate Set By The Judge The Tenant Shall Have The Same Access To The Premises As Previously Allowed Under The Terms Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Prefile For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Clerk To Immediately Notify The Sheriff Or Constable Of The Prefiling For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Affirm To The Clerk That The Tenant Has Not Relinquished Possession Of The Rental Unit Or Tendered Full Payment To The Landlord After The Move-out Date Has Passed; To Require The Clerk To Issue The Warrant Of Removal Upon The Affirmation Of The Landlord; To Require The Sheriff Or Constable To Execute The Warrant Within An Expedited Timeframe If Notice Of The Prefiling Was Given; To Provide That A Landlord Has A Duty Of Good Faith To Accept The Tender Of Full Payment Prior To The Issuance Of The Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Provide The Tenant With Reasonable Access For A Certain Period To The Dwelling Unit To Retrieve Personal Property After The Execution Of The Warrant; To Authorize The Landlord To Recover Possession Of A Rental Unit, Without A Breach Of The Peace, If The Tenant Or Any Other Person Regains Possession Of The Rental Unit During The Period Of 72 Hours Provided To The Tenant For The Removal Of Personal Property; To Provide A Procedure For The Subsequent Execution Of The Warrant Of Removal If Necessary; To Repeal Sections 89-7-31, 89-7-33, 89-7-35 And 89-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Govern The Issuance Of Summons, The Service Of Summons, The Issuance Of A Warrant Of Removal, And The Form Of Judgment In Actions For Eviction Of A Tenant; To Repeal Sections 89-7-1 Through 89-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Substantive Provisions Of Landlord Tenant Law In The State, On January 1, 2023; To Repeal Sections 89-8-1 Through 89-8-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The "residential Landlord And Tenant Act," On January 1, 2023; To Enact The Comprehensive Landlord And Tenant Act As A Separate Chapter Within Title 89; To Provide For Applicability Of The Chapter; To Define Terms; To Provide Jurisdiction For The Grant Of Relief And Enforcement Of Rights; To Provide That Every Duty Under This Chapter Imposes A Duty Of Good Faith; To Define When A Person Has Knowledge Of A Fact Under This Chapter; To Provide For Notice Under The Chapter; To Require Landlords To Make Certain Disclosures And To Provide Certain Information; To Require Tenant's To Make Certain Disclosures; To Provide General Provisions For A Fixed Term Tenancy; To Provide General Provisions For A Periodic Tenancy; To Provide General Provisions For Payment Of Rent; To Provide For The Effect Of An Unsigned Rental Agreement; To Prohibit Certain Rental Agreement Terms; To Provide For Landlord's And Tenant's Rights Without Notice To The Other Party Upon The Expiration Of A Term Rental Agreement; To Provide For Expiration Of A Periodic Tenancy Upon A Certain Notice; To Provide A Remedy For Landlord's Who Have A Tenant Hold Over Upon Expiration Of The Tenancy; To Provide For Attorney's Fee And Costs Under The Chapter; To Require The Landlord To Deliver Possession To The Tenant; To Prescribe The A Residential Landlord's Duties For Dwelling Units; To Provide For An Agreement Between A Landlord And A Tenant For The Tenant To Perform Certain Repairs; To Authorize A Landlord To Contract With An Agent; To Authorize A Residential Landlord To Adopt Written Rules Or Regulations Concerning Use Or Occupancy; To Require The Tenant To Give The Landlord Notice Of A Breach And An Opportunity To Remedy The Breach; To Provide The Tenant With Certain Remedies Upon The Noncompliance Of The Landlord; To Provide For A Limitation On Remedies If The Rental Unit Or Other Part Of The Premises Is Substantially Damaged Or Destroyed; To Provide The Tenant With Certain Remedies Upon The Material Noncompliance Of The Landlord; To Provide For The Termination Of The Rental Agreement Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide A Remedy For A Landlord's Failure To Deliver Possession To A Tenant; To Prescribe A Tenant's Duties For The Rental Unit; To Provide A Remedy For The Landlord When A Tenant Fails To Pay Rent Or Is In Material Noncompliance With The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter; To Authorize A Landlord To Deliver Notice Of The Immediate Termination Of The Tenancy With An Opportunity To Remedy The Breach If A Tenant Has Committed A Substantial Violation Of The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter, Has Threatened The Health Or Safety Of Others, Or Threatens Substantial Damage To The Premises; To Provide A Procedure For A Landlord, With The Assistance Of Law Enforcement, To Attain Temporary Possession Of The Rental Unit If A Tenant Has Committed A Substantial Violation Of The Rental Agreement Or This Chapter, Has Threatened The Health Or Safety Of Others, Or Threatens Substantial Damage To The Premises; To Provide For An Expedited Hearing Where The Landlord Has Attained Temporary Possession Of A Rental Unit Under This Chapter; To Abolish Distraint Or Distress For Rent For Residential Units; To Prohibit Liens On Residential Tenants' Property; To Provide For The Abandonment Of A Rental Unit By A Tenant; To Impose A Duty Of Mitigation On A Landlord Who Treats A Tenant's Abandonment Of A Fixed Term Rental Agreement As A Breach; To Provide That A Landlord Is Entitled To Reasonable Access To A Dwelling Unit; To Prohibit A Tenant From Unreasonably Refusing Entry; To Provide A Landlord A Remedy For Unreasonable Refusal Of Entry; To Create A Procedure To Be Followed Upon The Death Of A Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit Or Mobile Home Lot; To Reenact The Derrick Beard Act, Which Is The Act That Governs The Termination Of A Rental Agreement By A Co-signer Upon The Death Of A Lessee; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of A Tenant's Personal Property Within A Dwelling Unit; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of A Tenant's Personal Property From A Mobile Home Lot; To Create A Procedure For The Removal Of Personal Property Of A Deceased Tenant By A Tenant Representative; To Create A Procedure For The Disposition Of The Personal Property Of A Deceased Tenant Without A Tenant Representative; To Require A Landlord To Return The Security Deposit And Any Unearned Rent Within A Certain Period After The Termination Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Withhold Any Amounts From The Security Deposit Or Unearned Rent In Good Faith; To Provide For A Landlord's Remedies To Gain Possession Of A Rental Unit Without Seeking An Eviction; To Prohibit A Landlord From Performing Certain Actions; To Provide When Eviction Is Allowed Under This Chapter; To Prescribe Certain Documents To Be Filed To Commence An Eviction; To Prohibit The Court From Requiring A Landlord To File The Rental Agreement; To Authorize A Court To Treat A Tenancy As A Periodic Tenancy Where The Landlord Fails To Provide The Court With A Copy Of The Rental Agreement; To Provide For An Expedited Hearing Date Where A Landlord Requests A Judgment Of Possession Only; To Require The Clerk To Notice The Landlord Of Certain Information Upon Filing Of An Action; To Require That The Issuance And Service Of Summons Be Made Pursuant To The Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Require Certain Disclosures To Be Made In The Summons; To Inform The Tenant In The Summons That If The Judgment Of Possession Is Based On Nonpayment Of Rent, The Tenant Does Not Have To Move Out If The Tenant Pays All Unpaid Rent And Other Sums Awarded; To Inform The Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property; To Inform The Tenant Of A Dwelling Unit That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant Of The Dwelling Unit; To Inform The Tenant Of A Commercial Unit In The Summons That If The Tenant Does Not Move Out By The Court-ordered Date, The Tenant Shall Have A Certain Period Of Time After The Execution Of A Warrant Of Removal To Remove Personal Property That The Landlord Has Not Asserted A Lien Against; To Inform The Tenant Of A Commercial Unit That The Landlord May Dispose Of Any Personal Property Left At The Premises After The Period Of Time Afforded The Tenant; To Provide For A Default Judgment When The Tenant Does Not Appear; To Provide For A Mandatory Judgment For The Landlord When The Tenant Does Not Present A Valid Defense; To Provide For Certain Continuances; To Require The Judge To Order The Tenant To Vacate The Premises By A Certain Date If A Judgment Of Possession Is Granted To The Landlord; To Provide That Prior To The Date To Vacate Set By The Judge The Tenant Shall Have The Same Access To The Premises As Previously Allowed Under The Terms Of The Rental Agreement; To Authorize The Landlord To Prefile For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Clerk To Immediately Notify The Sheriff Or Constable Of The Prefiling For A Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Affirm To The Clerk That The Tenant Has Not Relinquished Possession Of The Rental Unit Or Tendered Full Payment To The Landlord After The Move-out Date Has Passed; To Require The Clerk To Issue The Warrant Of Removal Upon The Affirmation Of The Landlord; To Require The Sheriff Or Constable To Execute The Warrant Within An Expedited Timeframe If Notice Of The Prefiling Was Given; To Provide That A Landlord Has A Duty Of Good Faith To Accept The Tender Of Full Payment Prior To The Issuance Of The Warrant Of Removal; To Require The Landlord To Provide The Tenant With Reasonable Access For A Certain Period To The Dwelling Unit To Retrieve Personal Property After The Execution Of The Warrant; To Authorize The Landlord To Recover Possession Of A Rental Unit, Without A Breach Of The Peace, If The Tenant Or Any Other Person Regains Possession Of The Rental Unit During The Period Of 72 Hours Provided To The Tenant For The Removal Of Personal Property; To Provide A Procedure For The Subsequent Execution Of The Warrant Of Removal If Necessary; To Provide A Remedy Against A Tenant Who Willfully Damages A Rental Unit During An Eviction; To Authorize Governmental Authorities To Contract With Qualified Tenant Management Organizations; To Require A Court In Eviction Proceedings To Preserve Certain Filings; To Provide That Appeals From Final Judgments Under This Chapter Shall Be Pursuant To Applicable Mississippi Rules Of Court; To Create A New Code Section In Title 75, Chapter 73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Govern The Relationship Of Campground Owners And Guests Of A Campground; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2627
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Require Banks To Ensure That Any Computer System Capable Of Performing Operations Related To Financial Transactions Originating From, Terminating In, Or Passing Through A Network Located In The State Stores All Identifying Information For A Certain Period Of Time; To Allow Account Holders And Computer System Owners Access To That Data Upon Request; To Institute A Hold On Certain Transactions At The Request Of An Account Holder; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2628
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Public Speech Protection Act; To Enact Definitions; To Provide For Motions To Strike Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide For Discovery; To Set Forth The Right Of A Movant Under The Act; To Allow Recovery Of Attorney's Fees; To Enact Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2629
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Commercial Financing Disclosure Law; To Enact Definitions; To Require Certain Disclosures; To Provide Exemptions; To Specify Penalties And Provide For Enforcement Of The Act; To Direct Codification; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2630
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Home Business Relief Act Of 2022; To Enact Definitions; To Prohibit Certain Restrictions On Certain Home-based Small Businesses By Local Governments; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2631
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 75-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact A Definition Of Virtual Currency; To Amend Section 75-15-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Virtual Currencies From The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2632
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create A Digital Asset Act; To Classify Digital Assets; To Specify That Digital Assets Are Property Within The Uniform Commercial Code; To Authorize Security Interests In Digital Assets; To Establish An Opt-in Framework For Banks To Provide Custodial Services For Digital Asset Property As Custodians; To Specify Standards And Procedures For Custodial Services Under This Act; To Clarify The Jurisdiction Of Mississippi Courts Relating To Digital Assets; To Authorize A Supervision Fee; To Amend Section 81-5-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Concerning Powers Of Banks In Regard To Trusts To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2633
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create New Section 75-71-206, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Exemption For Open Blockchain Tokens From Securities Laws; To Amend Section 75-71-102, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Definitions Under The Mississippi Securities Act Of 2010 To Conform; To Amend Section 75-15-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Exemptions Under The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act To Conform; To Amend Section 75-15-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Commissioner To Investigate Suspected Violations Of The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act Even If A Blockchain Token Exemption Is Asserted; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2634
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/10/22
An Act To Create The Mississippi Savings Initiative; To Authorize The Creation Of Individual Development Accounts For Low-income Individuals That May Be Utilized By The Account Holder For Certain Purposes; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contract With Fiduciary Organizations To Serve As Intermediaries Between Individual Development Account Holders And Financial Institutions Holding Account Funds; To Provide That The Gross Household Income Of Individual Retirement Account Holders May Not Exceed 185% Of The Poverty Level And The Account Holder's Net Worth May Not Exceed $10,000.00; To Require Individuals Opening An Individual Development Account To Enter Into An Agreement With A Fiduciary Organization; To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Provide Matching Funds For Amounts Contributed To The Individual Development Account By The Individual Development Account Holder; To Limit The Amount Of Matching Funds That May Be Provided For An Individual Development Account; To Provide The Purposes For Which Individual Development Accounts May Be Utilized; To Provide Civil Penalties For The Withdrawal Of Individual Development Account Funds For Purposes Other Than Those Authorized Under This Act; To Require Fiduciary Organizations To Make Quarterly Reports To The Mississippi Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance Containing Certain Information; To Provide That Funds Deposited In An Individual Development Account Shall Not Be Counted As Income, Assets Or Resources Of The Individual In Determining Financial Eligibility For Assistance Or Services Pursuant To Any Federal, Federally Assisted, State Or Municipal Program Based On Need; To Authorize The Use Of Temporary Assistance Of Needy Family Funds As Matching Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2635
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Sections 57-10-501 Through 57-10-525, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repurpose The Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act Into A Mississippi Small Business Recovery And Revitalization Program; To Authorize The Mississippi Development Authority To Contract With Private Entities To Provide Professional Services To Small Businesses Including Tax Preparation, Employee Payroll, Working Capital, Outstanding Business Expense And Adaptive Business Practices Needed To Remain Open During The Economic Downturn; To Increase The Amount That May Be Loaned To Individual Applicants Under The Program; To Increase The Authorized Bonded Indebtedness Which May Be Incurred By The Mississippi Development Authority To Fund This Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2636
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 27-17-457, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Contractor Who Holds A Current Certificate Of Responsibility Issued By The State Board Of Contractors Shall Be Allowed To Do Business In Any Municipality Or County In The State Without Being Required To Obtain A Separate License In The Municipality Or County, Provided He Furnishes Evidence Of The Certificate And Pays The Local Privilege Tax; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2637
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Sections 27-105-5, 27-105-303, 27-105-305, 27-105-315 And 27-105-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow United States Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Credit Unions Whose Accounts Are Insured By The National Credit Union Administration To Qualify As Public Funds Depositories And Accept Public Funds From Counties, Municipalities And Other Local Governmental Units; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2638
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 73-11-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Who, On July 1, 2022, Has Served As A Resident Trainee For Not Less Than Five (5) Years Under The Supervision Of A Person Licensed For The Practice Of Funeral Service In This State And In An Establishment Licensed In This State Shall Be Automatically Granted A License For The Practice Of Funeral Service; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2639
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Allow Consumer Finance Licensees To Work From A Remote Location Under Certain Circumstances; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary For The Implementation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2640
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Refer
2/3/22
Failed
3/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 81-5-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Law Providing For The Consolidation, Conversion Or Merger Of Banks, Savings And Loan Associations, And Savings Banks In Order To Be Consistent With The Mississippi Business Corporation Act; To Amend Section 81-5-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify When The Commissioner May Approve Bank Or Bank Branch Closures; And For Related Purposes.