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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 821

Minimum wage; authorize a statewide ballot initiative to determine state increase.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER MISSISSIPPI WILL HAVE A STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE ON THIS ISSUE SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER 2018, AND CONDUCTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS REGULAR GENERAL ELECTIONS ARE HELD; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE SUCH BALLOTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY POLITICAL COMMITTEE MAKING CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION MUST FILE CERTAIN REPORTS DISCLOSING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-351, 23-15-355 AND 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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

Its course

January 13 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 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 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 13 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Workforce Development;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives