Mississippi House Bill 791 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - 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 That Is The Subject Of An Annexation Or Removal Ordinance; To Provide That The Costs Of The Election Shall Be Paid By The Governing Authorities Of The Municipality That Is Seeking The Annexation Or Removal Of The Proposed Territory In The County; 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 in the proposed annexed territory.

Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]

Rep. Dana Criswell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Municipalities;Apportionment and Elections

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21	1	29	Repealed Code	See Bill Text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/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0791.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0791IN.htm