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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 627

Redistricting; authorize Legislature to alter boundaries of counties, municipalities and school districts.

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 PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE, BY AND THROUGH COMMITTEE, SHALL AT ITS REGULAR SESSION IN THE SECOND YEAR FOLLOWING THE 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS AND EVERY TEN YEARS THEREAFTER, HAVE THE POWER TO ALTER THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SUPERVISORS DISTRICTS, VOTING PRECINCTS, SUB-PRECINCTS AND THE VOTING PLACES AND APPORTION THE COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND ANY OTHER DISTRICT IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-283, 23-15-285, 19-3-1, 21-3-7, 21-5-5, 21-8-7, 21-9-15, 21-9-59, 37-5-1, 37-5-18 AND 37-7-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-1037, 9-3-1, 9-4-5, 9-5-5, 9-5-7, 9-5-9, 9-5-11, 9-5-13, 9-5-15, 9-5-17, 9-5-19, 9-5-21, 9-5-22, 9-5-23, 9-5-25, 9-5-27, 9-5-29, 9-5-31, 9-5-33, 9-5-35, 9-5-36, 9-5-37, 9-5-38, 9-5-39, 9-5-40, 9-5-41, 9-5-43, 9-5-45, 9-5-47, 9-5-49, 9-5-50, 9-5-51, 9-5-53, 9-5-54, 9-5-55, 9-5-57, 9-5-58, 9-7-5, 9-7-7, 9-7-9, 9-7-11, 9-7-13, 9-7-14, 9-7-15, 9-7-17, 9-7-19, 9-7-20, 9-7-21, 9-7-23, 9-7-25, 9-7-27, 9-7-29, 9-7-30, 9-7-31, 9-7-32, 9-7-33, 9-7-34, 9-7-35, 9-7-37, 9-7-39, 9-7-41, 9-7-42, 9-7-43, 9-7-44, 9-7-45, 9-7-46, 9-7-47, 9-7-49, 9-7-51, 9-7-53, 9-7-54, 9-7-55, 9-7-57, 37-7-208 AND 23-15-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

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.

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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. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives