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Mississippi · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 297: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as a public nuisance on private property.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 297 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as a public nuisance on private property. Primary sponsor: Jerry Turner (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jerry TurnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Tracy ArnoldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Randy BoydCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Kevin FelsherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Judiciary A

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source