Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1309
Ballots; revise when certain shall be counted.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-639, 23-15-645, 23-15-591, 23-15-581, 23-15-517 AND 23-15-595, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCESSING AND COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BEGIN ON THE MONDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION BUT THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS SHALL BE ANNOUNCED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ALL OTHER VOTES CAST ON ELECTION DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTING AND TALLYING OF BALLOTS MUST BE FINISHED ON ELECTION NIGHT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO BALLOT BOX SHALL BE SEALED UNTIL ALL THE VOTES FOR THAT PRECINCT HAVE BEEN COUNTED AND REPORTED TO THE TABULATION CENTER; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-651 AND 23-15-523, 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
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives