Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 847
"The Municipal Election Reform Act of 2014"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION REFORM ACT OF 2014; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHEN THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHEN THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION AND THE SECOND MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFYING DATE FOR MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-541, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE HOW A MUNICIPAL ELECTOR MAY VOTE CURBSIDE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-637, 23-15-639 AND 23-15-641, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-361, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES SHALL BE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY AND WARD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-17-11, 23-15-753, 23-15-165, 23-15-353, 23-15-191 AND 23-15-591, WHICH PROVIDE FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF 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
Sponsor
18 co-sponsors
William Tracy Arnold, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Carolyn Crawford, Dennis DeBar, Jr., Scott DeLano, Deborah Butler Dixon, Jeffrey S. Guice, Timmy Ladner, Rita Martinson, Doug McLeod, Ken Morgan, Bill Pigott, Bobby Shows, Gary V. Staples, Jerry R. Turner, Patricia H. Willis, Hank Lott
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
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 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 committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives