Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1763: Public land; extend repealer on statute prohibiting certain corporations and nonresident aliens from purchasing.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-1-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC LANDS BY CERTAIN CORPORATIONS AND NONRESIDENT ALIENS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 29-1-75, mississippi code of 1972, to extend the date of the repealer on the restrictions imposed on the purchase of public lands by certain corporations and nonresident aliens; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-1-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC LANDS BY CERTAIN CORPORATIONS AND NONRESIDENT ALIENS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 29-1-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 29-1-75. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, neither a corporation nor a nonresident alien, nor any association of persons composed in whole or in part of nonresident aliens, shall directly or indirectly purchase or become the owner of any of the public lands; and every patent issued in contravention * * * of this section shall be void. (2) (a) A banking corporation owning such tax-forfeited lands or holding a mortgage or deed of trust thereon at the time of the sale to the state, and whose mortgage or deed of trust is still in force and effect, may purchase such lands, regardless of acreage, owned by it as aforesaid or on which it held a mortgage or deed of trust. In the event of a purchase by such corporation *HR43/R426* H. B. No. 1763 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R426 PAGE 1 (RKM\KP) as a mortgagee, such lands shall be held for the benefit of the mortgagor subject …
Sponsors
- Shanks, Fred (R, 60) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To State Affairs
Votes
- Passed (February 10, 2026): 106 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Public land
Common questions
- What is HB1763?
- HB1763 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public land; extend repealer on statute prohibiting certain corporations and nonresident aliens from purchasing.
- What does HB1763 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 29-1-75, mississippi code of 1972, to extend the date of the repealer on the restrictions imposed on the purchase of public lands by certain corporations and nonresident aliens; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1763?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1763?
- Shanks, Fred (R, 60).
- Where is the official record for HB1763?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1763.xml
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