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2023 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 533

Constitution; amend to revise ballot initiative process.

Died on the calendar in the Senate, on March 23, 2023.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 33, 273, 56, 61 AND 72, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION MAY ONLY BE PROPOSED BY THE LEGISLATURE, BUT THAT THE PEOPLE RESERVE TO THEMSELVES THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE STATE 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.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Nicole Boyd

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 16 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, adopted as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Adopted by the Senate as amended
  6. Feb 14Sent to the House

In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 27Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, adopted as amended
  3. Mar 8Amended in the House
  4. Adopted by the House as amended
  5. Reconsidered in the House
  6. Adopted by the House as amended
  7. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments

In the Senate Mar 23

  1. Mar 23Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Adopted Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 9AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 9Adopted As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 27Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 28Title Suff Adopted As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 8Adopted As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 8ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 8Adopted As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 23Died On CalendarSenate