Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 327
State and county general elections; move to same time and years as congressional elections.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-191, 23-15-193, 23-15-299, 23-15-881, 5-3-55, 7-5-1, 9-11-2, 19-3-1, 19-25-1, 65-1-5 AND 77-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OFFICERS ELECTED AT THE ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER 2023 SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR ONLY THREE YEARS IN ORDER TO MOVE STATE AND COUNTY GENERAL ELECTIONS TO THE SAME TIME AS CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, STARTING WITH THE 2026 ELECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-153, 23-15-213, 23-15-833, 23-15-963 AND 37-3-9, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 3 to January 30, 2018, 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 3 to Jan 30 · stopped27 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 3 to Jan 30 · stopped27 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 3 – Jan 30
- Jan 3Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 3Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives