l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1050

Mississippi Public Judicial Campaign Finance Reform Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM ACT"; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND DESIGNATED AS THE "PUBLIC JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE FUND"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ADMINISTER THE FUNDS AND FILE A REPORT WITH THE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE HOW A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE MAY BECOME CERTIFIED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ON THE AMOUNT A CANDIDATE MAY COLLECT OR SPEND DURING A CAMPAIGN; TO PROVIDE THE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT THAT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED TO A CANDIDATE UNLESS RESCUE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives