l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2281

Elections; prohibit candidates from appearing in publicly funded ads during statewide general election years.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 23-15-299.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE FROM APPEARING IN PUBLICLY FUNDED ADVERTISEMENTS DURING THE YEAR OF THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE CANDIDATES WHO VIOLATE THE PROHIBITION SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM HOLDING ANY PUBLIC OFFICE UNTIL THE NEXT STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-297, 23-15-299, 23-15-359 AND 23-15-976, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

7 co-sponsors

Billy Hudson, Joey Fillingane, Nancy Adams Collins, Angela Burks Hill, Chris McDaniel, Melanie Sojourner, Michael Watson

Its course

January 17 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 1226 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 17 to Jan 2912 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 4 · stopped20 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 17 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 14Sent to the House
  2. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives