HB 1348 Summary

• Modernizes notice publication requirements for Mississippi counties and municipalities by allowing online publication on government websites or official social media pages as an alternative to newspaper publication for most notices and announcements.

• Maintains mandatory newspaper publication for notices involving taxes, bonds, and budgets, ensuring these critical financial matters continue to be published in traditional newspapers regardless of online options.

• Amends 91 sections of Mississippi Code across Titles 17, 19, and 21 to systematically add language permitting "either" newspaper publication "or by a link to [notice] posted on the [county/municipality's] website or, if [it] does not have a website, its official social media webpage."

• Applies to diverse municipal and county functions including bond issuances, tax levies, ordinances, elections, budget notifications, special improvement districts, and various administrative proceedings.

• Takes effect July 1, 2024.