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2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2552

Boards of supervisors; provide the manner of filling vacancies in.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THERE IS A VACANCY IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF A COUNTY, THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF WHICH EXCEEDS SIX MONTHS, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY SHALL MAKE AN ORDER DIRECTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE SUPERVISOR'S DISTRICT TO FILL THE VACANCY AND FIX A DATE UPON WHICH THE ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; TO PROVIDE THAT AT LEAST 40 DAYS' NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN OF THE ELECTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT CANDIDATES SHALL QUALIFY BY 5:00 P.M. AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ELECTION; TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-835 AND 23-15-839, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

Its course

January 21 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

County AffairsJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on County Affairs and on Elections
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To County Affairs;ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate