l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 586

Statewide Elections Management System; compare to certain identification databases to ensure non-U.S. citizens are not registered to vote.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE COMPARED TO THE IDENTIFICATION DATABASES TO ENSURE NON-UNITED STATES CITIZENS ARE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE; TO PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED WHEN A NON-UNITED STATES CITIZEN IS FOUND TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE; TO PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED AS PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE DOCUMENTATION THAT A NATURALIZED CITIZEN MUST PRESENT IN ORDER TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO VOTE; 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

Shane Barnett

Its course

January 18 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 26 to Mar 2 · stopped4 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 10

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Beckett, Eubanks and Johnson)
  2. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Elections
  5. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Beckett, Eubanks, Johnson)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;ElectionsSenate
  8. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate