Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 1575
Municipal annexation; require election on question for resident qualified electors of territory to be annexed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION IN THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED BY A MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY SHALL NOT ENLARGE ITS BOUNDARIES MORE THAN ONE FOURTH OF A MILE OUTSIDE OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY AS SUCH BOUNDARIES EXIST ON THE DATE THE MUNICIPALITY PASSES THE ORDINANCE PROPOSING TO ENLARGE ITS BOUNDARIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR A MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AN AREA, SUCH AREA MUST HAVE A MINIMUM POPULATION OF AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE ON THE DATE THAT THE MUNICIPALITY PASSES THE ORDINANCE PROPOSING TO ANNEX THE AREA; TO REQUIRE AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE QUESTION OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE ORDINANCE THAT PROPOSES ANNEXATION IS PASSED BY A MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF 60% OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING IN THE ELECTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE TO ANNEX, THEN THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF LESS THAN 60% OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING IN THE ELECTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE, THE ORDINANCE IS NOT APPROVED; TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING THE TERRITORY OF A MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE VOID IF WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE, THE MUNICIPALITY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE PUBLIC SERVICES STATED IN THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE FOR ANNEXATION OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE, THE MUNICIPALITY HAS NOT MADE THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE STATED IN THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE FOR ANNEXATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE QUESTION OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION FROM THE CHANCERY COURT; 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 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives