l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1472

Ballot initiative measure process; revise the statutory provisions of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-17-1, 23-17-3, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-37, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 AND 23-17-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE INITIATIVE MEASURE PROCESS TO PROVIDE THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION MAY ONLY BE PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THAT THE PEOPLE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROPOSE NEW LAWS AND TO AMEND OR REPEAL EXISTING LAWS BY INITIATIVE, AND TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE SAME IN AN ELECTION INDEPENDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 23-17-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL SUBMIT ANY PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE THAT IT RECEIVES TO THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICER FOR THE PREPARATION OF A FISCAL ANALYSIS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 23-17-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF A PETITION CIRCULATOR; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-17-31 AND 23-17-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR A LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO AN INITIATIVE MEASURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-17-60, 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 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

ConstitutionJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives