2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

SB2248: Fresh Start Act; revise.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 73-77-1, 73-77-3, 73-77-5, 73-77-7 And 73-77-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fresh Start Act; To Provide That The Fresh Start Act Shall Supersede Any Other Provision Of Law To The Contrary; To Make Technical, Nonsubstantive Changes; To Amend Sections 19-5-353, 45-4-9, 45-6-11, 73-1-13, 73-3-339, 73-9-61, 73-11-57, 73-14-35, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-25-101, 73-27-13, 73-29-13, 73-29-31, 73-31-21, 73-34-109, 73-39-77, 73-42-9, 73-42-11, 73-53-8, 73-55-19, 73-65-13, 73-71-33, 73-73-7, 73-75-19, 75-76-35, 75-76-131, 83-7-207, 83-39-15, 9-13-109, 21-27-131, 21-27-151, 27-109-5, 37-3-2, 41-29-303, 51-5-3, 67-3-19, 73-2-7, 73-3-2, 73-3-25, 73-4-17, 73-6-13, 73-9-23, 73-11-51, 73-13-23, 73-13-77, 73-15-19, 73-15-21, 73-17-9, 73-17-11, 73-19-17, 73-21-85, 73-21-87, 73-21-111, 73-23-47, 73-23-51, 73-24-19, 73-24-21, 73-25-3, 73-25-14, 73-25-32, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-12, 73-27-16, 73-29-19, 73-30-9, 73-31-13, 73-33-1, 73-38-9, 73-39-67, 73-39-71, 73-53-13, 73-54-13, 73-63-27, 73-67-21, 73-71-19, 75-27-305, 75-57-49, 75-60-31, 75-60-33, 75-76-67, 81-18-9, 83-17-75, 83-39-9, 73-69-7, 73-69-11, 75-15-11, 75-67-323, 75-67-421, 75-67-509, 75-67-609, 27-115-55, 37-13-89, 37-9-17, 37-29-232, 73-3-41, 73-4-25, 73-6-19, 73-7-27, 73-17-15, 73-23-59, 73-30-21, 73-38-27, 73-53-17, 73-60-31, 73-67-27, 73-75-13, 75-15-9, 75-60-19, 75-76-137, 77-8-25, 83-1-191, 83-17-71, 83-17-421, 83-17-519, 83-21-19, 83-49-11 And 97-33-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 73-15-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Economic and Workforce Development
Senate
2/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Senate
2/13/2025
Committee Substitute Adopted
Senate
2/13/2025
Passed
Senate
2/14/2025
Transmitted To House
Senate
2/17/2025
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Read the Third Time
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Returned For Concurrence
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
Senate
3/24/2025
Conferees Named Sparks,Suber,McCaughn
Senate
3/25/2025
Conferees Named Ford (54th),Porter,Crudup
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Conference Report Filed
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Conference Report Filed
Senate
4/2/2025
Conference Report Adopted
Senate
4/3/2025
Died On Calendar
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment No 1

Amendment No 1

Adopted

House Amendment No 2

Amendment No 2

Adopted

House Amendment No 3

Amendment No 3

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Conference Report Adopted
4/2/2025
30
Yea
17
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed As Amended
3/12/2025
74
Yea
39
Nay
7
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed
2/13/2025
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/14/2025997.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/2025997.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/20251052.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/28/202591.8 KB