HB1477Introduced in the House
Safe deposit boxes; provide escheatment process for.
Introduced by Shane Aguirre, District 17
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
An Act To Provide For A Safe Deposit Box Escheatment Process; To Require Banks And Financial Organizations To Provide Certain Notice To Persons Who Have Not Paid Rent For Their Safe Deposit Boxes; To Authorize Such Banks And Financial Organizations To Open The Safe Deposit Box After Proper Notice; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Receive Contents From The Abandoned Safe Deposit Box And Sell The Contents At Public Auction; To Amend Section 89-12-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "last Known Address" And "lawful Charges" For The Purposes Of This Act; To Amend Sections 89-12-5, 89-12-11, 89-12-17, 89-12-30, 89-12-31 And 7-7-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize Certain Provisions Relating To Abandoned And Unclaimed Property Under The Uniform Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Act; To Bring Forward Section 81-5-64, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Where it stands
Died On Calendar
March 11, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Passed · February 10, 2026
93
Yes
15
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
122 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lester Carpenter | 1 | Yes |
| Brad Mattox | 2 | Yes |
| William Arnold | 3 | Yes |
| Jody Steverson | 4 | Not Voting |
| John Faulkner | 5 | No |
| Justin Keen | 6 | Yes |
| Kimberly Remak | 7 | Yes |
| John Lamar | 8 | Yes |
| Cedric Burnett | 9 | Yes |
| Josh Hawkins | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Referred To Banking and Financial Services
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Committee Substitute Adopted
Passed
Transmitted To Senate
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
Died On Calendar
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