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.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 203
Legislature; prohibit a person from being an elected officer of a county or municipality and a member of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-905, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL, AT THE SAME TIME, BE A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE AND BE AN ELECTED OFFICER OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTED OFFICER OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MUST RESIGN FROM THAT POSITION IF HE OR SHE IS DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BEFORE HE OR SHE TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THAT POSITION; TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE MUST RESIGN FROM THAT POSITION IF HE OR SHE IS DECLARED THE WINNER OF AN ELECTED OFFICE FOR A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY BEFORE HE OR SHE TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THAT POSITION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 15 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 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 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 15 – Feb 2
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives