l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 282

General election; change day to Saturday for state, county, municipal and certain school board officers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DAY OF ELECTION FOR ELECTED STATE, DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 9-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DAY OF ELECTION FOR COUNTY JUDGES TO THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DAY OF THE FIRST PRIMARIES TO THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-637 AND 23-15-715, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE TIME FOR CASTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-833, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DAY OF THE REGULAR SPECIAL ELECTION TO THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DAY OF ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS TO THE FIRST SATURDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY; TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING 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

Its course

January 14 to February 5, 2013, 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 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days

EducationJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 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 14 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Education and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Education;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives