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MS HB1516

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/30/2018

Primary Sponsor

Randy Boyd

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires annexation petitions to certify that all property to be annexed has legal and practical ingress and egress to and from a public road
  • If property lacks ingress and egress to a public road, the property owner must be joined as a party defendant in the annexation proceeding
  • Prohibits annexation of property lacking road access without the consent of the affected property owner
  • Allows the chancellor to modify proposed annexations by decreasing the territory to be included if ingress and egress requirements cannot be met
  • Applies to petitions for municipal annexation filed under Mississippi Code Sections 21-1-45 and 21-1-47

Legislative Description

Petitions for municipal annexation; require practical ingress and egress to and from public roads be included in.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/30/2018

Committee Referrals

Municipalities1/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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