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HB1395Introduced in the House

School districts; revise certain provisions regarding sale or lease of unused property.

Passed

Introduced by Shanda Yates, District 64

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit To 12 Months The Right Of First Refusal Of A Charter School To Purchase Or Lease Closed Public School Property In The School District In Which The Charter School Is Located; To Specify That This Provision Shall Not Impair Any Rights Of A Charter School Under A Contract For Purchase Or Lease Of The Property Entered With The District During The Twelve-month Period; To Amend Section 37-7-455, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Within The First Six Months Of The Closure Of The Public School Facility Or Property, No Purchase Or Lease Agreement With Any Entity Other Than A Charter School Located In The District May Be Entered, Unless Each Such Charter School Has Notified The School Board That It Is Not Exercising Its Right Of First Refusal On The Property; To Amend Section 37-7-477, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Leased School Property Shall Revert Back To The School District When The Property Ceases To Be Used For The Purposes It Was Originally Leased Or For An Alternative Purpose Approved By The School Board At The Time That The Original Instrument Of Conveyance Was Executed; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Adhered To In Order To Effectuate An Alternative Use To Be Stipulated In The Original Instrument Of Conveyance, Which Must Be Acted Upon The School Board By Resolution Duly Adopted And Spread Upon Its Minutes; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Approved by Governor

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Report Adopted · April 1, 2026

120

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

122 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Education

  2. Title Suff Do Pass

  3. Passed

  4. Transmitted To Senate

  5. Referred To Education

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Amended

  8. Passed As Amended

  9. Returned For Concurrence

  10. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  11. Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Felsher

  12. Conferees Named DeBar,Boyd,Blount

  13. Conference Report Filed

  14. Conference Report Filed

  15. Conference Report Adopted

  16. Conference Report Adopted

  17. Enrolled Bill Signed

  18. Enrolled Bill Signed

  19. Approved by Governor

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