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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2579

Absentee ballots; change receipt deadline.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-631, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE MAIL-IN BALLOTS BE RECEIVED BY MAIL OR COMMON CARRIER NO LATER THAN 7:00 PM ON THE DAY OF AN ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-637, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-639, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT MAIL-IN BALLOTS BE ANNOUNCED BY THE RESOLUTION BOARD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-651 AND 23-15-721, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-697, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT RETURNING MAIL-IN BALLOTS USING ANY METHOD OTHER THAN BY MAIL OR COMMON CARRIER; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Jeff Tate

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 5 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1323 days

ElectionsFeb 19 to Feb 278 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 2 · stopped20 days

Apportionment and ElectionsMar 18 to Apr 2 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

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 Feb 19 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 13Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 18 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 18Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 13AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 13Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 18Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 18Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives