l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 17

Constitution; amend to conform initiative signature requirements to current congressional districts.

Died in committee in the House, on March 5, 2024.

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 PROVIDE THAT FOR AN INITIATIVE PETITION TO BE PLACED UPON THE BALLOT, THE QUALIFYING TOTAL OF SIGNATURES MUST COMPRISE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF CERTIFIED SIGNATURES FROM ALL CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS; 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

8 co-sponsors

Orlando Paden, Zakiya Summers, Omeria Scott, Oscar Denton, John W. Hines, Sr., Fabian Nelson, Rickey Thompson, Percy W. Watson

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 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives