Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2381
Legislative member election contests; person who brings and loses contest must pay attorney's fees and costs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE TO AWARD ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS AGAINST AN UNSUCCESSFUL PETITIONER IN A LEGISLATIVE ELECTION CONTEST; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
ElectionsFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate