Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes a process for the removal of discriminatory provisions from real property documents.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a person owning real property or an interest in real property to request the removal of discriminatory provisions from the associated record of ownership document (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Requires that a restriction or discriminatory provision as described in this act is void and no longer has legal effect (Sec. 1, Pg. 2).

• Specifies that discriminatory provision means a restriction or provisions that effects the deed ownership of real property that prohibits the use, sale, lease, or transfer of the property to a person or entity because of race, color, or national origin (Sec. 1, Pg. 1).

• Establishes the standard form for requesting the removal of discriminatory provisions (Sec. 1, Pgs. 2-4).

• Authorizes the owner of real property or a person with an interest in real property to grant permission to another person to make the above request (Sec. 1, Pg. 4).

• Requires submitted petitions to be reviewed by the chancery court in the appropriate county, along with a review of the related ownership document (Sec. 1, Pg. 5).

• Prohibits a court from requesting a filing fee for the filed petition (Sec. 1, Pg. 6).

• Establishes the proper filing format for the petitions in court (Sec. 1, Pgs. 6-8).

• Authorizes the agricultural extension service of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science to create a 4-H club with certain regulations (Sec. 2, Pgs. 8 & 9).

• Specifies that this act takes effect on and after July 1, 2022 (Sec. 3, Pg. 9).

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