Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House 8 R cosponsors

HB 669 — Sixteenth section land; allow current lease holder to re-lease the land on no more than two occasions.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to HB 669 involve adding specific lines to the earlier version that was passed in the House, and removing lines from the committee's substitute version. This shows that lawmakers are incorporating feedback or clarifications that emerged during discussions, which can lead to clearer rules or guidelines. It’s important because these adjustments can impact how the law is understood or implemented in practice, ensuring that it better serves the community’s needs.

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HB 669 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 669 (As Passed the House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Pigott, Carpenter, Corley, Evans (45th), Gipson, Hale, Horne, Johnson (87th), Morgan, Scoggin, Staples, Steverson, Touchstone, Tullos, Dixon, Walker House Bill 669 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER BY WHICH AGRICULTURAL LEASES ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS AND LANDS GRANTED IN LIEU OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS ARE EXTENDED BY PROVIDING THE EXISTING LEASEHOLDER THE FINAL RIGHT TO EXTEND THE LEASE PROVIDED THAT IT MATCHES THE HIGHEST BID RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, RECEIVED AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR ENTERED IN BY PRIVATE CONTRACT ON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH CONTRACT;
Representatives Pigott, Carpenter, Corley, Evans (45th), Gipson, Hale, Horne, Johnson (87th), Morgan, Scoggin, Staples, Steverson, Touchstone, Tullos, Dixon, Walker House Bill 669 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER BY WHICH AGRICULTURAL LEASES ON SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS AND LANDS GRANTED IN LIEU OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS ARE EXTENDED BY PROVIDING THE EXISTING LEASEHOLDER THE FINAL RIGHT TO EXTEND THE LEASE PROVIDED THAT IT MATCHES THE HIGHEST BID RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, RECEIVED AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR ENTERED IN BY PRIVATE CONTRACT ON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH CONTRACT;
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. DR - TSDP: AC To ED

  3. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Education

  4. Transmitted To Senate

  5. Passed

  6. Committee Substitute Adopted

  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  8. Referred To Agriculture

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 14003
Republican 42000
Unaffiliated 58003
Independent 1000
Total 115006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Gipson — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Wooten — Yea
Young — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Williams- Barnes — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston (30th) — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Absent or those Boyd — Not Voting
Huddleston (15th) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Not Voting
Joseph Thomas Democrat Not Voting
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 669?
HB 669 is sponsored by Evans_(45th), Johnson_(87th), Lester Carpenter (Republican), Corley, Dixon, Gipson, Stephen A. Horne (Republican), Ken Morgan (Republican), Bill Pigott (Republican), Donnie Scoggin (Republican), Jody Steverson (Republican), Staples, Mark Tullos (Republican), Touchstone, Walker, and Jeff Hale (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 669?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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