Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2143
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 23-15-802, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RESTRICT THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE MAY USE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A REASON UNRELATED TO THE CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN TO SEEK ELECTION OR REELECTION TO AN OFFICE; TO PRESCRIBE THE PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND LEGAL ENTITIES TO WHICH A CANDIDATE WHO IS FINALLY ELECTED, DEFEATED OR WITHDRAWS FROM AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN MAY DISBURSE SURPLUS CONTRIBUTIONS; TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to March 6, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 16 to Mar 6 · stopped50 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 16 to Mar 6 · stopped50 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 Senate Jan 16 – Mar 6
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Judiciary, Division B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate