SB 2832 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

County website; allow counties without local newspapers to publish certain notices on.

SB 2832 allows counties without a local newspaper to publish certain official notices online instead of in print. Specifically, it permits counties to post resolutions for bond issuances, election notices, and other required public notices on their official county websites for 21 days, instead of in a newspaper. This change applies to counties where no newspaper is published or located within the county boundaries. The bill requires counties to ensure online content is secure, verifiable, and publicly accessible. It affects county governments and residents in areas lacking local newspaper coverage, streamlining a longstanding requirement for public notice.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill modernizes Mississippi's notice publication requirements by allowing counties without local newspapers to publish official notices on their websites instead of in newspapers. It applies to various county processes including bond elections, public hearings, tax levies, and waste management planning. The changes ensure government transparency while accommodating rural counties where traditional newspaper publication isn't feasible.

Scope change

The bill expands applicability to all county government actions that previously required newspaper publication, including bond elections, tax levies, public hearings, and waste management plans. It specifically targets counties without local newspapers.

REQUIREMENT

Allows counties without local newspapers to publish official notices on official county websites for 21 days or more, replacing the previous requirement for newspaper publication.

Requires counties publishing notices online to ensure content is secure, verifiable, and accessible to the public.

Extended online publication duration requirements for various notices from 3 weeks to 21 days for bond elections, tax levies, and public hearings in counties without newspapers.

Added requirements for solid waste management plans to include detailed inventories, waste reduction strategies, and capacity projections.

Requires annual review of solid waste management plan implementation by county governing bodies.

Changed bond election notice requirements for solid waste landfills to allow online publication for 3 consecutive weeks in counties without newspapers.

ELIGIBILITY

Designates Washington County and Issaquena County as volunteer host communities for state hazardous waste facilities without requiring compliance with standard public hearing procedures.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 13, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

35 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors