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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1256

Justice court judges; revise position of to make nonpartisan and part-time.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-975, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE JUSTICE COURT JUDGES IN THE "NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTION ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-1015, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUSTICE COURT JUDGES SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME AS CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-1011 AND 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE TIME FOR HOLDING AN ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE COURT JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-833 AND 23-15-849, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE COURT JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE QUALIFYING FEE FOR ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE COURT JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-11-2, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-973, 23-15-193, 23-15-1021 AND 9-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-601, 9-11-31 AND 23-15-953, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE 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

1 co-sponsor

Mark Tullos

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives