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MississippiHB 5982025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Publishers' fees; revise those charged for publication of legal documents.

Sponsored By: Shane Barnett (Republican)

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

No publication charge for newspaper errors

Beginning July 1, 2025, publishers cannot charge the authorized publication fees for an incorrect legally required newspaper notice. This protection applies only when the person or organization requesting publication did not cause the error. It covers required summonses, orders, citations, advertisements, and notices.

New notice rates and higher proof fees

Beginning July 1, 2025, Mississippi sets two fee schedules for legally required newspaper summonses, orders, citations, advertisements, and notices. Publishers may charge public bodies 12 cents per word for the first publication and 10 cents for each repeat. For other parties, publishers may charge 25 cents per word initially and 23 cents for each repeat. Those other-party rates increase annually beginning July 1, 2026, at a rate comparable to the Consumer Price Index. For billing, each group of four consecutive digits counts as one word, and any leftover digits count as another. A number with fewer than four digits, separated from other numbers by words, counts as one word. Each line of a table in a standard newspaper column counts as at least six words. The fee for preparing proof of publication, copying it, and giving a sworn statement rises from $3 to $5. These fee schedules do not apply to municipal ordinances, board of supervisors or school board proceedings, or audit reports.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Shane Barnett

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Kabir Karriem

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 335 • No: 1

House vote • 3/19/2025

Concurred in Amend From Senate

Yes: 119 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/11/2025

Passed As Amended

Yes: 51 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/7/2025

Passed As Amended

Yes: 48 • No: 0

House vote • 2/6/2025

Passed

Yes: 117 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Law W/out Governor's Signature

    4/1/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/21/2025Senate

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/21/2025House

  4. Concurred in Amend From Senate

    3/19/2025House

  5. Returned For Concurrence

    3/13/2025Senate

  6. Passed As Amended

    3/11/2025Senate

  7. Amended

    3/11/2025Senate

  8. Reconsidered

    3/11/2025Senate

  9. Motion to Reconsider Entered

    3/10/2025Senate

  10. Passed As Amended

    3/7/2025Senate

  11. Amended

    3/7/2025Senate

  12. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

    2/27/2025Senate

  13. Referred To Finance

    2/17/2025Senate

  14. Transmitted To Senate

    2/7/2025House

  15. Passed

    2/6/2025House

  16. Title Suff Do Pass

    1/30/2025House

  17. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

    1/15/2025House

Bill Text

  • Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted)

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  • Amendment No 2 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted)

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  • As Introduced

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  • As Passed

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  • Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted)

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  • Enrolled

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