l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2089

Elections; Legislature has exclusive jurisdiction over primary contests when regular session following the election convenes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT REGARDLESS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, ONCE A REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT FOLLOWS A REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES, EACH HOUSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTS THAT INVOLVE A SEAT IN ITS HOUSE; 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 4 to February 27, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 4 to Feb 128 days

RulesJan 4 to Jan 2319 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Feb 27 · stopped26 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 14 to Feb 27 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 1

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 Senate Jan 4 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committee on Rules
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 1Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Tabled in the Senate, subject to being called up again
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To RulesSenate
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 1Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 1Tabled Subject To CallSenate
  5. Feb 1AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 1Passed As AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives