Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2552
Constitution; provide a process by which ballot initiatives may be revised.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY MAKE REVISIONS TO AN INITIATIVE AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE; TO PROVIDE THAT NEW LANGUAGE BE UNDERLINED AND EXISTING LANGUAGE BE DENOTED BY ASTERISK SYMBOLS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL OF THE REVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-13, 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
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
RulesFeb 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.