Mississippi House Bill 649 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 21-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That An Election Be Held In Any Part Of A County Which Is The Subject Of An Annexation Or Removal Ordinance; To Repeal Section 21-1-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires An Enlargement Or Contraction Petition To Be Filed In Chancery Court; To Amend Section 21-1-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Municipal Authorities To Pay Attorney's Fees And All Costs Of Court When Appealing The Election Results; To Amend Section 21-1-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Chancellor May Consider Election Results As Evidence; To Amend Sections 21-1-35 And 21-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Municipal annexation/deannexation; require election be held on the question of in the subject territory to be annexed/deannexed.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-15	House	Referred To County Affairs;Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	1	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	1	29	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
21	1	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	1	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	1	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	1	43	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0649.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0649IN.htm