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2023 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 531

Constitution; amend Section 273 to provide initiative procedure for new law or constitutional amendment.

Died in committee in the Senate, on January 31, 2023.

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 REINSTATE THE INITIATIVE PROCEDURE DECLARED INVALID BY THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE INITIATIVE PROCESS MAY BE USED TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI STATUTES OR TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION, TO BASE THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO AMEND A STATUTE ON THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION AND TO BASE THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR AN INITIATIVE PETITION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION ON THE LATEST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TO CONFORM THE PRO RATA SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR AN INITIATIVE PETITION TO THE NUMBER OF CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, TO SPECIFY THAT PETITION SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE HOME ADDRESS, 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate