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MS HB1502
Bill
Status
Failed
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Horne
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AI Summary
- Requires an election be held within 60 days in any territory proposed for annexation or removal from a municipality, with only residents of the affected area eligible to vote
- Election results become final unless municipal authorities appeal to chancery court; municipalities must pay all attorney's fees and court costs if they appeal
- Repeals the existing requirement that enlargement or contraction petitions be filed in chancery court, replacing that process with the mandatory election
- Allows the chancellor to consider election results as evidence when determining if annexation or contraction is reasonable and required by public convenience and necessity
- Applies to consolidation of adjacent municipalities, requiring elections in the same manner as boundary changes
- Any pending annexation actions before courts on the effective date must be withdrawn, with a new election held under the revised procedures
Legislative Description
Municipal annexation; require an election be held in the proposed annexed territory.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018
Committee Referrals
Municipalities1/15/2018
Full Bill Text
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