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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 918

Minimum wage; authorize a statewide ballot initiative to determine state increase.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER MISSISSIPPI WILL HAVE A STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE ON THIS ISSUE SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, 2015, AND CONDUCTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS REGULAR GENERAL ELECTIONS ARE HELD; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE SUCH BALLOTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY POLITICAL COMMITTEE MAKING CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION MUST FILE CERTAIN REPORTS DISCLOSING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-351, 23-15-355, AND 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

1 co-sponsor

James Evans

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Workforce Development;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives