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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1189

Redistricting; authorize Legislature to alter boundaries of counties, municipalities and school districts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE, BY AND THROUGH COMMITTEE, SHALL AT ITS REGULAR SESSION IN THE SECOND YEAR FOLLOWING THE 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS AND EVERY TEN YEARS THEREAFTER, HAVE THE POWER TO ALTER THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS, VOTING PRECINCTS, SUB-PRECINCTS AND THE VOTING PLACES AND APPORTION THE COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND ANY OTHER DISTRICT IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-283, 23-15-285, 19-3-1, 21-3-7, 21-5-5, 21-8-7, 21-9-15, 21-9-59, 37-5-1, 37-5-18 AND 37-7-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-1037, 9-3-1, 9-4-5, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-15, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57, 9-5-58, 9-7-5, 9-7-7, 9-7-9, 9-7-11, 9-7-13, 9-7-14, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-41, 9-7-42, 9-7-43, 9-7-44, 9-7-45, 9-7-46, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-51, 9-7-53, 9-7-54, 9-7-55, 9-7-57, 37-7-208 AND 23-15-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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

Its course

February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Feb 17 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives