l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 993

Elections; provide penalties for persons who publish campaign materials without certain identifying information.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B 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 SECTIONS 97-13-3 AND 23-15-897, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL PUBLISH, OR KNOWINGLY CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED, ANY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS WITHOUT CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, SUCH CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL, IF CONVICTED, BE IMPRISONED IN THE COUNTY JAIL NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BOTH; 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 14 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 419 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 14 to Feb 206 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Jun 9 · stopped97 days

ElectionsMay 12 to Jun 827 days

Judiciary, Division BJun 8 to Jun 9 · stopped1 day

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 14 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 4Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 5Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Jun 8Reported from EL to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 20Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. May 12Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  6. Jun 8DR - TSDP: EL To JBSenate
  7. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate