Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2242
Affidavit ballots; certain persons who vote by must present proper voter ID or execute religious exemption within 3 days.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-563 AND 23-15-573, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF TIME AFTER THE ELECTION WITHIN WHICH A VOTER WHO IS UNABLE TO PRESENT ACCEPTABLE PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION WHEN HE OR SHE VOTES IN PERSON MUST RETURN TO THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE TO PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OR EXECUTE A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION AFFIDAVIT; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH VOTERS MUST RETURN TO THE CIRCUIT OR MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN THREE RATHER THAN FIVE DAYS TO ENSURE THAT HIS OR HER BALLOT IS COUNTED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 days
ElectionsJan 15 to Jan 3116 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 31 to Feb 5 · stopped5 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 Senate Jan 15 – Feb 5
- Jan 15Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 31Reported from EL to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 31DR - TSDP: EL To ACSenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate