l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 47

Constitution; remove the electoral vote requirement for the Governor.

Enrolled bill signed in the Senate, on July 1, 2020.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 BY AMENDING SECTION 140 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 141, 142 AND 143 TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON RECEIVING A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR AND ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF NO PERSON RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES, THEN A RUNOFF ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AS PROVIDED BY GENERAL LAW; TO ABOLISH THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE GOVERNOR AND ALL STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS BE ELECTED BY VOTE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IF NO PERSON RECEIVES BOTH A MAJORITY OF THE POPULAR VOTE AND A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES; 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

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 11

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 11

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do be adopted
  3. Mar 10Adopted by the House
  4. Mar 11Sent to the Senate

In the Senate May 12 – Jun 12

  1. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Constitution and on Elections
  2. May 27In the Senate: double referred - TSDBAA: CS To EL
  3. Jun 8Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, adopted as amended
  4. Jun 11Amended in the Senate
  5. Adopted by the Senate as amended
  6. Jun 12Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments

In the House of Representatives Jun 17 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 17Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  2. Jun 24Conferees named in the House: Shanks, Eubanks and Beckett

In the Senate Jun 24 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 24Conferees named in the Senate: Johnson, Branning and Bryan
  2. Jun 27Conference report filed in the Senate

In the House of Representatives Jun 27 – Jun 28

  1. Jun 27Conference report filed in the House
  2. Jun 28Conference report adopted in the House

In the Senate Jun 29

  1. Jun 29Conference report adopted in the Senate

In the House of Representatives Jul 1

  1. Jul 1Enrolled bill signed in the House

In the Senate Jul 1

  1. Jul 1Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 26Title Suff Do Be AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 10AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. May 12Referred To Constitution;ElectionsSenate
  6. May 27DR - TSDBAA: CS To ELSenate
  7. Jun 8Title Suff Adopted As AmendedSenate
  8. Jun 11AmendedSenate
  9. Jun 11Adopted As AmendedSenate
  10. Jun 12Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Jun 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Jun 24Conferees Named Shanks,Eubanks,BeckettHouse of Representatives
  13. Jun 24Conferees Named Johnson,Branning,BryanSenate
  14. Jun 27Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Jun 27Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Jun 28Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Jun 29Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  18. Jul 1Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  19. Jul 1Enrolled Bill SignedSenate