l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1132

Voter registration; require homestead filing as proof of residence.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 15, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDRESS OF THE MOST RECENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FILING SHALL BE THE ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE FOR A QUALIFIED ELECTOR FOR PURPOSES OF VOTER REGISTRATION, VERIFICATION OF AN ELECTOR'S VOTING PRECINCT OR ANY CHANGE OF VOTING PRECINCT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDRESS OF THE MOST RECENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FILING SHALL BE THE ADDRESS USED TO DETERMINE WHERE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR SHALL BE REGISTERED TO VOTE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-13 AND 23-15-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL TO USE THE ADDRESS OF THE MOST RECENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FILING TO VERIFY RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO CLEARLY STATE ON THE VOTER REGISTRATION FORM THAT THE ADDRESS OF THE MOST RECENT HOMESTEAD FILING SHALL BE USED AS THE ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION; 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

February 20 to March 15, 2012, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 15 · stopped24 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 20 to Feb 299 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 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Mar 15Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 15Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives