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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1398

Municipal judges; provide a term of office for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-23-3, 21-23-5 AND 21-23-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE TO BE APPOINTED FOR A FIXED TERM OF OFFICE TO RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE APPOINTING MUNICIPAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL JUDGE FORFEITS HIS OFFICE AND SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO SERVE IF HE BECOMES UNQUALIFIED TO SERVE FOR ANY REASON; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 21-3-3, 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

1 co-sponsor

Kevin Horan

Its course

January 20 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 516 days

Judiciary AJan 20 to Jan 288 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 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 5

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate