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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 207

Qualifying deadlines; revise certain to be at least 90 days before the election.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections 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 SECTION 23-15-785, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATION DEADLINE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FROM SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION TO NINETY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATION DEADLINE FOR BOARDS OF TRUSTEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM NOT MORE THAN NINETY AND NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AND NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATION DEADLINE FOR COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION FROM NOT MORE THAN NINETY AND NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION TO NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AND NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-225 AND 37-7-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-839, 23-15-851, 23-15-853 AND 23-15-855, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATION DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES FOR COUNTY AND COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICES, LEGISLATIVE OFFICES, CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND UNITED STATES SENATOR OFFICES; 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

Its course

January 10 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 526 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 10 to Jan 2313 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days

ElectionsFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 5

  1. Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Referred To ElectionsSenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate