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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 922

Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.

Vetoed by the Governor on April 20, 2024; the veto was not overridden. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE A NONPARTISAN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE LISTED AS NONPARTISAN ON A BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO REVISE THE STAGGERED TERMS OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS IN DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR ELECTED IN THE 2027 ELECTION SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FROM DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR ELECTED IN THE 2030 ELECTION SHALL SERVE A FOUR-YEAR TERM AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-367 AND 23-15-511, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS 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 House of Representatives

Its course

February 2 to April 22, 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 action15 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 2018 days

Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 2 to Feb 1513 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Apr 848 days

ElectionsFeb 29 to Mar 2828 days

With the GovernorApr 8 to Apr 2012 days

After the vetoApr 20 to Apr 22 · stopped2 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 2 – Feb 20

  1. Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Feb 15Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 20Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 20 – Apr 8

  1. Feb 20Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Taylor, Sanford and Tullos)
  2. Feb 26Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 29Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  5. Mar 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Apr 8Passed the Senate

To the Governor Apr 9 – Apr 20

  1. Apr 9Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Apr 11Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Apr 20Vetoed by the Governor

After the veto Apr 22

  1. Apr 22Veto referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 15Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 20Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 20PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Motion to Reconsider Entered (Taylor, Sanford, Tullos)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 29Referred To ElectionsSenate
  9. Mar 28Title Suff Do PassSenate
  10. Apr 8PassedSenate
  11. Apr 9Returned For EnrollingSenate
  12. Apr 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 11Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Apr 20VetoedGovernor
  15. Apr 22Veto Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives