Mississippi
- Failed to pass legislative reform.
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The 2006 legislative session saw two strong bills in the constitutional amendment of House Resolution 10 and the statutory reform of House Bill 100. Unfortunately, the bills were gutted through the committee process and during debate, resulting in bills not worth passing.
The legislature made even less progress in the 2007 session.
In 2009 a strong bill passed both houses with overwelming bipartisan support. H.B. 803, the first piece of meaningful reform to pass the Mississipi Legislature since Kelo, passed the house 119-3 and the Senate unanimously. The House was able to override Governor Haley Barbour's veto, but the Senate balked.
