Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1258
District attorney; revise position to make nonpartisan.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "NONPARTISAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY ELECTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH A POLITICAL PARTY MAY CAMPAIGN, FUNDRAISE, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATE WITH CANDIDATES WHO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR A PERSON TO QUALIFY TO RUN FOR ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE HOW TO ORGANIZE THE BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE FOR RUNOFF ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THE TIME OF ELECTIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE HOW CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY MUST REPORT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-193, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-833, 23-15-843 AND 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives