Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 549
Elections for state officers; change day of week to Saturday.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTIONS FOR STATE OFFICERS, INCLUDING MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SHALL BE HELD ON SATURDAY; TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME THAT PRIMARIES ARE HELD FOR STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-193, 23-15-631, 23-15-637 AND 23-15-715, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHEN THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS ARE ELECTED; 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
January 13 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 13 to Feb 3 · 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 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives