Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 654
Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.
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AND 9-9-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF JUDGES IN PARTY PRIMARIES, AND WHICH WERE REPEALED IN 1994; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-4-5, 9-4-15, 9-5-29, 9-5-36, 9-5-50, 9-5-58, 9-7-11, 9-7-27, 9-7-46, 9-7-51, 23-15-197, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-367,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
Sponsor
Its course
February 1 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 1 to Feb 19 · stopped18 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 1 to Feb 19 · stopped18 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 Feb 1 – Feb 19
- Feb 1Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Judiciary A
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 1Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives