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2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2178

Elections; impose residency requirement to run for certain offices.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 26, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CANDIDATE FOR A STATE DISTRICT OFFICE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE DISTRICT THAT HE OR SHE SEEKS TO REPRESENT FOR FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CANDIDATE FOR A STATEWIDE OFFICE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION DAY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-1-3, 25-31-1 AND 69-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

John A. Polk, Joseph M. Seymour

Its course

January 9 to March 26, 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 action15 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 729 days

ElectionsJan 9 to Jan 2516 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Feb 2821 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 19 to Feb 223 days

Back in the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 26 · stopped26 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 7

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 28

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 9 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Feb 28Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 1 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 1Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 14Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 26Conferees named in the Senate: Blackwell, Chassaniol and Fillingane
  4. Conferees named in the House: Denny, Bailey and Touchstone
  5. Died in conference in the Senate
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 7AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 28AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 28Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 1Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 14Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 26Conferees Named Blackwell,Chassaniol,FillinganeSenate
  14. Mar 26Conferees Named Denny,Bailey,TouchstoneHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 26Died In ConferenceSenate