2025 Regular Session

House Bill 202

Candidate qualifying fees; increase for certain candidates in county elections and revise distribution of the fee.

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CANDIDATE FEES FOR SHERIFF, CHANCERY CLERK, CIRCUIT CLERK, TAX ASSESSOR, TAX COLLECTOR, COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY SURVEYOR, COUNTY CORONER, JUSTICE COURT JUDGE AND CONSTABLE FROM ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF THE FEE SHALL REMAIN WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, AS APPROPRIATE, AND THE REMAINING ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE CIRCUIT CLERK TO BE USED ON ELECTIONS IN THE COUNTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 10 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4

Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
Feb 4Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives