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MS SB2832

Bill

Status

Failed

3/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Rhodes

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows counties without a newspaper published or located within the county to publish official notices on the official county website instead of in newspapers for various legal requirements.

  • Applies to notices for bond issuances, tax levies, public hearings, elections, budgets, county proceedings, solid waste management plans, and other county administrative matters across multiple sections of Mississippi Code.

  • Requires counties publishing notices online to take appropriate measures to ensure that online content is secure, verifiable, and accessible to the public.

  • Replaces or supplements existing newspaper publication requirements with website publication for counties that lack local newspaper options, maintaining the same notice duration and accessibility standards.

  • Effective July 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

County website; allow counties without local newspapers to publish certain notices on.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

3/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency2/17/2025
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency1/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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