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MS SB2124

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tyler McCaughn

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows tax sale purchasers to provide notice directly to property owners and lienholders between 60-180 days before the two-year anniversary of the sale, which can satisfy legal notice requirements if the clerk fails to send notice

  • Requires all Mississippi property owners to register a mailing address with the Chancery Clerk for tax sale notifications; owners who fail to provide an address cannot later claim lack of notice as a defense

  • Expands reimbursement for tax sale purchasers to include subsequent year taxes, reasonable attorney fees for defending title, maintenance costs, clean-up expenses, repairs, and improvements if the sale is redeemed or voided

  • Protects tax sale purchasers from trespassing claims if a sale is later determined void, provided they were acting within their statutory right of possession

  • Prohibits courts from recognizing ownership claims by any party or political subdivision after unredeemed lands are sold to the state and received by the Secretary of State's office or transferred to a government entity

Legislative Description

Tax sales; revise provisions related to.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division A1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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