l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2074

Municipal separate school districts with added territory; trustee elections conducted by county election commissioners.

Became law as Chapter 516, Laws of 2012, signed May 1, 2012, 110 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-219 AND 37-7-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFYING DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ADDED TERRITORY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONERS AND TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION THAT NO PERSON WHO IS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF HOLDING A CERTAIN ELECTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTING THE ADDED TERRITORY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE POSTED, PUBLISHED AND ANNOUNCED IN A CERTAIN MANNER; 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

John A. Polk, Angela Burks Hill

Its course

January 12 to May 1, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 12 to Mar 1462 days

ElectionsJan 12 to Mar 654 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 14 to Apr 522 days

Apportionment and ElectionsMar 19 to Mar 2910 days

Back in the SenateApr 5 to Apr 2419 days

With the GovernorApr 24 to May 17 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 5

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 Senate Jan 12 – Mar 14

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 5

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 11 – Apr 24

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 25 – May 1

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published