MS HB713

Allows chancery clerks to submit lists of lands forfeited to the state for unpaid taxes as electronic records with electronic signatures, rather than requiring paper forms

Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish procedures and administrative rules for selling tax-forfeited land through online auctions

Removes the July 1, 2016 repeal date on provisions allowing corporations and nonresident aliens to purchase tax-forfeited lands, making these purchasing rights permanent

Simplifies the patent issuance process for state land conveyances by eliminating the requirement for triplicate copies and the mandatory mailing to county tax assessors

Permits the Secretary of State to file original land patents directly with the chancery clerk on behalf of the patentee, collecting $20.00 to cover filing costs