Mississippi House Bill 185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - 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 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 Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Municipal annexation; require election on question of.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0185.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0185IN.htm