l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1253

Independent candidates; require to file qualifying petition with the Secretary of State.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES TO FILE QUALIFYING PETITION FOR CANDIDACY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE; 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

January 19 to March 3, 2009, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

ElectionsFeb 18 to Mar 3 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

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 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 13Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended
  5. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  6. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  7. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 18Referred To ElectionsSenate
  10. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate