Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1620: Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone Establishment Act; create.
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE ESTABLISHMENT ACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT ANNEX ANY PORTION OF THE AREA COMPRISING THE BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE; TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39 AND 21-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OR CONTRACTION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATE BOUNDARIES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-31-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH EXEMPTS VARIOUS TYPES OF PROPERTY FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the "bayou casotte industrial zone establishment act"; to provide for certain legislative findings; to provide that a municipality may not annex any portion of the area comprising the bayou casotte industrial zone; to amend section 21-1-59, mississippi code of 1972, to conform to the provisions of this act; to bring forward sections 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39 and 21-1-41, mississippi code of 1972, which are sections of law relating to the extension or contraction of municipal corporate boundaries, for the purposes of possible amendment…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE ESTABLISHMENT ACT"; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT ANNEX ANY PORTION OF THE AREA COMPRISING THE BAYOU CASOTTE INDUSTRIAL ZONE; TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-1-27, 21-1-29, 21-1-31, 21-1-33, 21-1-35, 21-1-37, 21-1-39 AND 21-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE SECTIONS OF LAW RELATING TO THE EXTENSION OR CONTRACTION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATE BOUNDARIES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-31-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH EXEMPTS VARIOUS TYPES OF PROPERTY FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Sections 1 through 4 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone Establishment Act". It is the intent of the Legislature to establish the Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone, to define its boundaries, to promote economic development, and to exempt the zone from municipal annexation. SECTION 2. (a) For the purposes of Sections 1 through 4 of this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings *HR26/R1565.2* H. B. No. 1620 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1565.2 PAGE 1 (BS\KW) …