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2021 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 525

Constitution; amend Section 273 to revise initiative signature requirements and limit initiatives to one proposal of law.

Died in committee in the Senate, on February 2, 2021.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 273, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO CONFORM THE PRO RATA SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR AN INITIATIVE PETITION TO THE NUMBER OF CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, TO BASE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON THE LATEST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY ONE PROPOSAL OF LAW AND MATTERS PROPERLY CONNECTED THEREWITH SHALL BE CONTAINED IN AN INITIATIVE PETITION TO ENABLE THE ELECTORS TO VOTE ON THAT PROPOSAL SEPARATELY.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To ConstitutionSenate
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate