Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 501
Municipal annexation; require municipal services to annexed area to be provided by time stated in annexation decree.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF REASONABLE PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO AN ANNEXED TERRITORY BY THE TIME PROVIDED IN THE ANNEXATION DECREE OF THE CHANCELLOR, THEN THE ANNEXATION SHALL BE ORDERED NULL AND VOID; TO REQUIRE A MUNICIPALITY TO WAIT FIVE YEARS BEFORE PURSUING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS AGAIN ON SUCH TERRITORY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-33-1, AND 27-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS HAD AN ANNEXATION ORDERED NULL AND VOID FROM ASSESSING PROPERTY WITHIN THE FORMERLY ANNEXED AREA FOR TAX PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-51-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTOR FROM COLLECTING AD VALOREM TAXES ON MOTOR VEHICLES LOCATED IN ANNEXED TERRITORY THAT HAS HAD THE ANNEXATION ORDERED NULL AND VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 27-51-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTIES MAY NOT COLLECT MOTOR VEHICLE AND AD VALOREM TAXES FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN ANNEXED TERRITORY THAT HAS THE ANNEXATION ORDER NULL AND VOID; TO AMEND SECTION 27-39-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPALITIES MAY NOT LEVY AD VALOREM TAXES ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ANNEXED TERRITORY THAT HAS HAD THE ANNEXATION ORDERED NULL AND VOID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
MunicipalitiesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives