l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 718

Campaign finance reports; require those filed by all candidates to be available online.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections 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 23-15-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE STATEMENTS, REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, AND OTHER REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE FILED SHALL BE POSTED ONLINE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITHIN ONE DAY OF RECEIPT OF SUCH REPORTS FROM THE CANDIDATE, CIRCUIT CLERK OR MUNICIPAL CLERK; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-815, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 18 to Jan 279 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

ElectionsFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 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 4

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  6. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate