l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1050

Mississippi Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI STUDENTS VOICING OPINIONS IN TODAY'S ELECTIONS (VOTE) ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO STUDENTS IN GRADE 12; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION AND STATE POLITICAL PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES; TO PRESCRIBE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO RECEIVE FUNDS UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE LEGISLATURE; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; 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

3 co-sponsors

Robert L. Sanders, Cheikh Taylor, Kabir Karriem

Its course

February 8 to March 5, 2024, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days

EducationFeb 8 to Mar 5 · stopped26 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 Feb 8 – Mar 5

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published