Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 646
Secure Voting Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THIS STATE OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE, OR USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO CAUSE TO BE DISTRIBUTED, AN ABSENTEE BALLOT OR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TO A PERSON WHO DID NOT REQUEST A BALLOT OR APPLICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THIS STATE, OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, MAY ESTABLISH BALLOT DROP BOXES OR ANY SIMILAR RECEPTACLE FOR THE COLLECTION OF BALLOTS; TO REVISE THE ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-623, 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-657, 23-15-715 AND 23-15-755, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-629, 23-15-641, 23-15-721 AND 23-15-751, 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
Sponsor
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
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 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
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives