l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1198

Municipal elections; revise the time for holding.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF AUGUST 2021, AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER 2021, AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-309, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PERSONS DESIRING TO BE CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION IN MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS SHALL PAY THE FEE BY 5:00 P.M. ON MARCH 1 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE IS HELD, BUT THAT NO SUCH ASSESSMENT MAY BE PAID BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE IS HELD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-5-1, 21-5-3, 21-5-13, 21-5-23, 21-7-5, 21-7-7, 21-8-7, 21-8-11, 21-9-15, 21-9-17 AND 21-15-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

MunicipalitiesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 Feb 17 – Mar 3

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