Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 11, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2196
Appointment of officers; require Governor and Lt. Governor to make appointments to fill vacant offices within a certain period of time.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANT OFFICES WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE VACANCY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUCH APPOINTMENT IS NOT MADE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE VACANCY, THE POWER TO APPOINT SHALL TRANSFER; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 7-1-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANT OFFICES WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE VACANCY; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 to February 11, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 11 · stopped34 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 8 to Feb 225 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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 11
- Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 11Died On CalendarSenate