l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 144

Broadcasting stations; require certain stations to provide fair opportunity to all candidates when used for campaigns.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN BROADCASTING STATIONS THAT RECEIVE PUBLIC FUNDS TO AFFORD EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN USE OF THEIR STATIONS TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE; TO REQUIRE BROADCASTING STATIONS TO ALLOW EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND TIME FOR REBUTTALS TO POSITIONS TAKEN BY ITS ON-AIR ANNOUNCERS OR COMMENTATORS DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE AN ELECTION; TO LIMIT THE RATE AMOUNT CHARGED BY BROADCASTING STATIONS TO CANDIDATES WHO USE THE STATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH A CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE CAN ONLY RECEIVE CERTAIN RATES IF THAT CANDIDATE PROVIDES WRITTEN CERTIFICATION TO THE BROADCASTING STATION; TO REQUIRE BROADCASTING STATIONS TO MAINTAIN A COMPLETE AND VERIFIABLE RECORD OF REQUESTS TO PURCHASE BROADCAST TIME BY OR ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PRESCRIBE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS AS IT MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO EXEMPT FROM THIS ACT ANY MEDIA EDITORIAL THAT STATES THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE LICENSEE; 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 5 to February 2, 2010, 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 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 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 5 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives