Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1401
Polling place; prohibit facility that sells alcoholic beverages to be used as.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-557, 23-15-281 AND 23-15-285, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO POLLING PLACE MAY BE LOCATED AT ANY TYPE OF FACILITY THAT SELLS ANY TYPE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; TO DEFINE "FACILITY" AND "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFINITION OF "FACILITY" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY GOVERNMENT-OWNED BUILDING OR ANY BUILDING OWNED BY A NONPROFIT ORIGINATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-283 AND 23-15-259, 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
February 19 to April 2, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 1222 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days
In the SenateMar 12 to Apr 2 · stopped21 days
ElectionsMar 21 to Apr 2 · stopped12 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee 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 House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 12
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 12Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Mar 15 – Apr 2
- Mar 15Sent to the Senate
- Mar 21Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
- Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 21Referred To ElectionsSenate
- Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate