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MS HB788
Bill
Status
Failed
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Horne
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AI Summary
- Requires an election to be held in any territory proposed for municipal annexation or removal, with only residents of the affected area eligible to vote
- Election must occur within 60 days of the municipality passing an annexation or removal ordinance, with notice published for three consecutive weeks before the vote
- Election results are considered final unless the municipality appeals to chancery court, in which case the municipality must pay all attorney's fees and court costs
- Repeals the requirement for municipalities to file enlargement or contraction petitions in chancery court, replacing that process with the mandatory election
- Pending annexation cases before courts as of the effective date must be withdrawn, and an election may be held instead under the new procedures
Legislative Description
Municipal annexation; require an election be held on the question of in the proposed annexed territory.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021
Committee Referrals
Municipalities1/18/2021
Full Bill Text
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