Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 28
Voting systems; require those purchased to be able to scan actual ballot.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-507 AND 23-15-531.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY OPTICAL MARK READING EQUIPMENT OR DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT PURCHASED OR ACQUIRED AFTER JULY 1, 2019, MUST ALLOW THE VOTER TO SCAN HIS OR HER ACTUAL BALLOT INTO THE MACHINE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-531, 23-15-531.2, 23-15-531.3, 23-15-531.4, 23-15-531.5, 23-15-531.6, 23-15-531.9, 23-15-531.10 AND 23-15-531.12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZE THE USE OF DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT, 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 11 to February 5, 2019, 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 11 to Feb 5 · stopped25 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 11 to Feb 5 · stopped25 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 11 – Feb 5
- Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 11Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives