l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2116

Electioneering; prohibit for all persons in any public area within a set distance of polling place.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on June 17, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-895, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION ON ELECTIONEERING ACTIVITIES TO ALL PERSONS WITHIN THE POLLING PLACE AND IN ANY PUBLIC AREA THAT IS WITHIN A SET DISTANCE OF THE POLLING PLACE; TO DEFINE THE ACTIVITIES WHICH CONSTITUTE ELECTIONEERING; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

David Jordan

Its course

January 20 to June 17, 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 SenateJan 20 to Mar 1151 days

ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 2738 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Jun 17 · stopped98 days

Apportionment and ElectionsMar 25 to Jun 471 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 20 – Mar 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 11Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 13 – Jun 17

  1. Mar 13Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Jun 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Jun 17Died on the calendar in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 11AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 25Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Jun 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Jun 17Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives