HB 1231 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Counties; shorten notice requirement for special meetings from five days to three days.

HB 1231 shortens the notice period required for county board of supervisors special meetings in Mississippi from five days to three business days. This change affects county boards directly, requiring them to post notices at courthouses, publish in local newspapers, and share online/social media for at least three business days before meetings. The bill modifies Section 19-3-19 of Mississippi Code to reduce the notice timeframe while maintaining requirements to specify agenda items and prohibit off-topic business. It takes effect July 1, 2026, and does not alter emergency meeting notice rules (which remain at three hours).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed Mar 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute As Passed the lower · 1 edit
MINOR
The House amended HB 1231 to clarify that the shortened notice period for special meetings of county boards of supervisors is three business days rather than three calendar days. This means weekends and holidays do not count toward the notice period, giving counties more actual time between posting notice and holding a special meeting compared to the committee substitute version.
REQUIREMENT

The notice requirement for special meetings of county boards of supervisors was changed from three (3) days to three (3) business days. This applies to both the advertisement posted at the courthouse door or published in a newspaper, and the posting on the county website or social media page.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

510
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To County Affairs
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To County Affairs
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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