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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 195

Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Municipalities Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-859, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 2,500 RESIDENTS OR LESS TO CONDUCT A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY ISSUE OR CANDIDATE AT ONE CENTRALIZED POLLING PLACE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-557, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-300, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL HAVING MET THE TWO-YEAR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICE, SHALL ONLY RESIDE IN THE WARD OF DISTRICT OF REPRESENTATION AT THE TIME OF QUALIFYING FOR SUCH OFFICE; 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

2 co-sponsors

Stephanie Foster, Carl Mickens

Its course

January 14 to March 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 1128 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 14 to Jan 2814 days

MunicipalitiesJan 28 to Feb 25 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 2 · stopped19 days

ElectionsFeb 22 to Mar 28 days

MunicipalitiesMar 2 to Mar 2 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 14 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Municipalities
  2. Jan 28Reported from AE to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Reported from MU to AE in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 10Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 11Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Municipalities
  3. Mar 2Reported as amended from EL to MU in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Apportionment and Elections;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: AE To MUHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2DR - TSDP: MU To AEHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 22Referred To Elections;MunicipalitiesSenate
  10. Mar 2DR - TSDPAA: EL To MUSenate
  11. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate