2021 Regular Session

House Bill 1212

Governor; if appointments to offices not timely reported to Senate, Lt. Governor has authority to make the appointments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 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 7-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT REPORTED TO THE SENATE AN APPOINTMENT MADE TO AN OFFICE BY THE TIME PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY TO FILL THAT OFFICE SHALL BE EXTINGUISHED AND ANNULLED FROM AND AFTER THAT DATE, AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO THAT OFFICE INSTEAD OF THE GOVERNOR; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DOES NOT MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO AN OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE SHALL BE VACANT UNTIL THE NEXT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, AT WHICH TIME THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO THAT OFFICE SHALL BE REVIVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 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

Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Feb 2Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 18Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives