l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 1124

Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-851, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A VACANCY OCCURS TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE OFFICERS IS HELD, THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOT ISSUE A WRIT OF ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY; 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

Jansen Owen

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published