l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 730

Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.

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 23-15-859, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 2,500 RESIDENTS OR LESS TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY ISSUE OR CANDIDATE AT ONE CENTRALIZED POLLING PLACE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-557, 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

1 co-sponsor

Thomas U. Reynolds

Its course

February 10 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 423 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 10 to Feb 2010 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 20 to Feb 255 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Jun 9 · stopped97 days

ElectionsMay 11 to Jun 9 · stopped29 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

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 10 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 10Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Municipalities
  2. Feb 20Reported from AE to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

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 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Referred To Apportionment and Elections;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 20DR - TSDP: AE To MUHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. May 11Referred To ElectionsSenate
  8. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate