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MS HB1452
Bill
Status
Failed
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Price Wallace
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AI Summary
- Allows utility districts (water, sewer, garbage, fire protection) to dissolve when a majority of landowners sign and file a dissolution petition with the chancery court that organized the district
- Requires the court clerk to publish notice for three consecutive weeks, with a hearing scheduled 20-60 days after first publication where interested parties can show cause why dissolution should not occur
- Upon dissolution order, district commissioners must deposit all papers, records, and documents with the court clerk within 10 days and cannot incur further expenses or debt
- If dissolution is granted and the district has outstanding debts, claims will be assessed against landowners on an acreage basis to pay obligations; if dissolution is denied, costs are assessed against the petitioners
- Permits commissioners of a dissolving water district to convert to a nonprofit water association under the Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act as part of the dissolution decree
Legislative Description
Utility districts; authorize to dissolve by chancery court order of dissolution.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary A1/16/2026
Full Bill Text
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