l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 403

Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.

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 REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-974 THROUGH 23-15-985, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTION ACT; TO REENACT SECTIONS 23-15-845, 23-15-847, 23-15-971, 23-15-997, 23-15-1013 AND 9-9-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF JUDGES IN PARTY PRIMARIES, AND WHICH WERE REPEALED IN 1994; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-4-5, 9-4-15, 9-5-29, 9-5-36, 9-5-50, 9-5-58, 9-7-11, 9-7-27, 9-7-46, 9-7-51, 23-15-197, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-367, 23-15-801, 23-15-807, 23-15-973, 23-15-993, 23-15-995 AND 23-15-1015, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Becky Currie, Mark Formby

Its course

January 29 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 RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days

Judiciary AJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 Jan 29 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 29Referred 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. Jan 29Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives