Mississippi House Bill 788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - 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; require an election be held on the question of in the proposed annexed territory.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Municipalities

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21	1	29	Repealed Code	See Bill Text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/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0788.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0788IN.htm