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To: Ways and Means
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026
By: Representative Horne
HOUSE BILL NO. 884
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-9-11, 19-9-13 AND 21-33-307, 1
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MANDATE THE HOLDING OF AN ELECTION ON 2
THE QUESTION OF ISSUING COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL BONDS; AND FOR RELATED 3
PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 19-9-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
19-9-11. Before issuing any bonds for any of the purposes 8
enumerated in Sections 19-9-1 * * * and 19-9-3, the board of 9
supervisors shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention so to 10
do, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and the 11
purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, and the date upon 12
which the board proposes to direct the issuance of such bonds. 13
Such resolution shall be published once a week for at least three 14
(3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper published in 15
such county. * * * If no newspaper be published in such county, 16
then such notice shall be given by publishing the resolution for 17
the required time in some newspaper having a general circulation 18
in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of such 19
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resolution for at least twenty-one (21) days * * * at three (3) 20
public places in such county. * * * An election on the question 21
of the issuance of such bonds shall be called and held as is 22
provided in Sections 19-9-13 * * * and 19-9-15. * * * 23
SECTION 2. Section 19-9-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 24
amended as follows: 25
19-9-13. * * * Notice of the election * * * provided for in 26
Section 19-9-11 * * * shall be signed by the clerk of the board of 27
supervisors and shall be published once a week for at least three 28
(3) consecutive weeks, in at least one newspaper published in such 29
county. The first publication of such notice shall be made not 30
less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date fixed for such 31
election, and the last publication shall be made not more than 32
seven (7) days prior to such date. If no newspaper is published 33
in such county, then such notice shall be given by publishing the 34
same for the required time in some newspaper having a general 35
circulation in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of 36
such notice for at least twenty-one (21) days next preceding such 37
election at three (3) public places in such county. 38
SECTION 3. Section 21-33-307, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 39
amended as follows: 40
21-33-307. Before issuing any bonds for any of the purposes 41
enumerated in Section 21-33-301, the governing authority of the 42
issuing municipality shall adopt a resolution declaring its 43
intention so to do, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be 44
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issued and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, and 45
the date upon which the aforesaid authority proposes to direct the 46
issuance of such bonds. Such resolution shall be published once a 47
week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) 48
newspaper published in such municipality. * * * If no newspaper 49
be published in such municipality, then such notice shall be given 50
by publishing the resolution for the required time in some 51
newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality and, 52
in addition, by posting a copy of such resolution for at least 53
twenty-one (21) days * * * at three (3) public places in such 54
municipality. The publication of the resolution may be made as 55
provided in Section 21-17-19. * * * An election on the question 56
of the bonds shall be called and held as is provided in Section 57
21-33-309. Notice of such election shall be signed by the clerk 58
of the municipality and shall be published once a week for at 59
least three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper 60
published in such municipality. The first publication of such 61
notice shall be made not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to 62
the date fixed for such election, and the last publication shall 63
be made not more than seven (7) days prior to such date. If no 64
newspaper is published in such municipality, then such notice 65
shall be given by publishing the same for the required time in 66
some newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality 67
and published in the same or an adjoining county and, in addition, 68
by posting a copy of such notice for at least twenty-one (21) days 69
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ST: Bonds; mandate election on issue of county
or municipal bonds.
next preceding such election at three (3) public places in such 70
municipality. * * * 71
Under no circumstances shall any municipality exceed the bond 72
limit as set by statute for municipalities. 73
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from 74
and after July 1, 2026. 75