l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 392

Municipalities; authorize to elect 5 aldermen if population is 10,000 or more and certain conditions are met.

Became law as Chapter 329, Laws of 2018, signed March 8, 2018, 62 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 10,000 OR MORE, DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD, TO ELECT FIVE ALDERMEN RATHER THAN SEVEN ALDERMEN; TO REQUIRE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THEIR INTENTION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALDERMEN AND PUBLISH THE RESOLUTION IN A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF 10% OR 1,500, WHICHEVER IS LESS, OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE MUNICIPALITY FILE A PETITION PROTESTING THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ALDERMEN, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES SHALL CALL AN ELECTION REGARDING SUCH INCREASE; 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 5 to March 8, 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 action11 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 632 days

MunicipalitiesJan 5 to Jan 94 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Feb 2822 days

ElectionsFeb 12 to Feb 2210 days

With the GovernorFeb 28 to Mar 88 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 5 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  2. Jan 9Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Feb 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 28Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 1 – Mar 8

  1. Mar 1Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Mar 5Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Mar 8Approved by the Governor
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 9Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Referred To ElectionsSenate
  6. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  7. Feb 28PassedSenate
  8. Mar 1Returned For EnrollingSenate
  9. Mar 5Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 5Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  11. Mar 8Approved by GovernorGovernor