l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1368

Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; expand definition of "absent voter" to include those working in federal waters of United States.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-673, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "ABSENT VOTER" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ARMED SERVICES ABSENTEE VOTING LAW TO INCLUDE ANY PERSON WHO IS A CITIZEN OF MISSISSIPPI WHO IS TEMPORARILY RESIDING AND WORKING WITHIN THE NAVIGABLE FEDERAL WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-169.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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

6 co-sponsors

Cheikh Taylor, Omeria Scott, Kevin Ford, Kabir Karriem, Solomon C. Osborne, Debra Gibbs

Its course

February 17 to June 9, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 517 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 17 to Feb 2710 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

ElectionsMay 11 to Jun 9 · stopped29 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 5

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 5Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 6 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 6Sent to the Senate
  2. May 11Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. May 11Referred To ElectionsSenate
  6. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate