Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 531
School Boards; require elected members to be elected by majority vote and hold runoffs three weeks later.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-9, 37-7-203 AND 37-7-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CANDIDATES FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS EMBRACING AN ENTIRE COUNTY TO BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST IN AN ELECTION AND TO REQUIRE A RUNOFF ELECTION THREE WEEKS AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SUCH SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD AT THE GENERAL NOVEMBER ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-215 AND 37-7-217, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Education;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives