Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2296
"Fair Access to Elections Act"; enact certain requirements regarding the conduct of elections.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "FAIR ACCESS TO ELECTIONS ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR ELECTION OFFICIAL SHALL SOLICIT, TAKE OR OTHERWISE ACCEPT FROM ANY PERSON ANY CONTRIBUTION, DONATION OR ANY THING ELSE OF VALUE FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING STATE OR LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE AND TO CLARIFY THAT ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE PAID WITH PUBLIC FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-633, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE INSERTED BY THE VOTER WHO IS VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT; TO PRESCRIBE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 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 SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
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 Senate Jan 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate