Opinion ID: 1726756
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Whether House Bill 1671 Suspends any General Laws.

Text: ¶ 12. We must first determine whether H.B. 1671 suspends any general laws. We previously have defined suspend under Section 87 as [t]o interrupt; to cause to cease for a time; to postpone; to stay, delay, or hinder; to discontinue temporarily. . . . In re Validation of $15,000,000 Hospital Revenue Bonds v. City of Hattiesburg, 361 So.2d 44, 49 (quoting Black's Law Dictionary, (Revised 4th Ed.1968)). ¶ 13. Both Oxford Asset and the City concede that H.B. 1671 suspends general laws. Indeed, H.B. 1671 expressly renders Sections 21-37-23, 21-37-25, 21-17-1, and 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code inapplicable. H.B. 1671, §§ 2-4, Reg. Sess. (Miss.2006). We agree that H.B. 1671 suspends general laws.