SB 2302 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

MDOT; authorize the transfer and conveyance of certain real property to the City of Gulfport.

SB 2302 authorizes the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to transfer two specific land parcels in Gulfport - located at the intersections of 13th/28th and 15th/28th Avenues - to the City of Gulfport. The bill specifies the exact property descriptions (including lot numbers) and includes conditions: existing utilities remain under owner control, junkyards and billboards are prohibited (except for property sale signs), and Mississippi retains mineral rights. The city must also notify MDOT if it considers selling either parcel, as MDOT retains a right of first refusal. This is a procedural property transfer with no new policy requirements.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was amended during the Senate passage to add a new provision granting the Mississippi Department of Transportation a right of first refusal if the City of Gulfport decides to sell either of the transferred land parcels. The rest of the bill remained substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting differences between the two versions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by adding a new requirement that gives the state a priority right to purchase the land if the city decides to sell it in the future.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (5) to Section 1 requiring the Mississippi Department of Transportation to have the right of first refusal if the City of Gulfport decides to sell either of the two land parcels being transferred.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Property
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Public Property
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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