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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 55

Elected school boards; elect all members at time of presidential election.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 14, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THOSE OFFICES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-713, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-227 AND 37-7-229, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-715 AND 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; 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 11 to February 14, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 14 · stopped34 days

EducationJan 11 to Feb 121 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

  • House of Representatives floor 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 Jan 11 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Amended in the House
  5. Point of order raised in the House
  6. Set aside in the House until the chair rules on the point of order
  7. Amendment withdrawn in the House
  8. Feb 13Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  9. Feb 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Set Aside-Pend Ruling of ChairHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Amendment WithdrawnHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 13Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives