SB 2418 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Home inspectors; allow to inspect new residential construction up to 14 days prior to close of sale.

SB 2418 would allow homebuyers of new residential construction (homes or condos) to have a licensed home inspector examine the property up to 14 days before closing, or longer with written agreement between buyer and seller. It prohibits sellers from requiring buyers to waive their inspection right as a condition of purchase and mandates that all standard purchase agreements clearly state this 14-day inspection window and the buyer's right to terminate the deal if issues are found. The bill also specifies that inspections must be paid for by the buyer and that the right expires if no inspection occurs within the agreed timeframe. This change applies specifically to new construction sales, not existing homes.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has been passed by the Senate, indicating progress in the legislative process. The document version changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the Senate', showing the bill has moved forward in the legislative pipeline.
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The bill version designation changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the Senate', indicating the bill has been approved by the Senate and is now in its current legislative form.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 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
2
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Commerce
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Scott DeLano
Scott DeLano
RRepublican
MS
50