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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 753

School board elections; authorize absentee voting for actively deployed members of United States Armed Forces.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 11, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME REQUIRED FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-215 AND 37-7-223, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITIES CONDUCTING SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS TO ALLOW ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO IS AN ACTIVELY DEPLOYED MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-217, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE CONDUCT OF CERTAIN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

2 co-sponsors

David W. Myers, Dennis DeBar, Jr.

Its course

February 20 to April 11, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 817 days

EducationFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Military AffairsMar 1 to Mar 21 day

EducationMar 2 to Mar 20 days

In the SenateMar 8 to Apr 11 · stopped34 days

EducationMar 16 to Apr 318 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 8

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Military Affairs
  2. Mar 1Reported from ED to MA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 2Reported from MA to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 8Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 9 – Apr 11

  1. Mar 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 16Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Apr 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Education;Military AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 1DR - TSDP: ED To MAHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 2DR - TSDP: MA To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 16Referred To EducationSenate
  8. Apr 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Apr 11Died On CalendarSenate