Mississippi House Bill 974 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - 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 in the proposed annexed territory.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Municipalities

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0974.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0974IN.htm