l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 299

Precinct boundaries; prohibit altering for certain time of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 27, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-283, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CHANGES TO PRECINCT BOUNDARIES UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE COMPLETES ITS REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-281 AND 23-15-285, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-3-1, 23-15-423, 23-15-463 AND 23-15-505, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 21-8-7, 21-9-15 AND 23-15-39, 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

2 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 3 to March 27, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 3 to Feb 735 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 3 to Jan 2522 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 829 days

ElectionsFeb 17 to Feb 236 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Mar 27 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 8

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 3 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 3Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Feb 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 8Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 9Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 20Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 21Conferees named in the House: Denny, Reynolds and Beckett
  4. Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Doty, Parker and Fillingane
  5. Mar 27Died in conference in the House
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 3Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To ElectionsSenate
  7. Feb 23Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 8AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 20Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 21Conferees Named Denny,Reynolds,BeckettHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 24Conferees Named Doty,Parker,FillinganeSenate
  14. Mar 27Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives