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 725
Elections; create a procedure for a candidate to challenge his or her disqualification.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-299, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST RENDER A DECISION ON WHETHER THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE SHALL APPEAR ON A BALLOT WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME; TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO NOT PLACE HIS OR HER NAME ON THE BALLOT MAY FILE A PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ELECTION OFFICIALS WHOSE DECISION IS BEING REVIEWED SITS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCESS FOR THE JUDICIAL REVIEW; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH JUDICIAL REVIEW SHALL BE SOLE AND ONLY MANNER IN WHICH A CANDIDATE MAY APPEAL THE APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECISION TO NOT PLACE THE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON THE BALLOT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTION COMMISSION MUST RENDER A DECISION ON WHETHER THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE SHALL APPEAR ON A BALLOT WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME; TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISION OF AN ELECTION COMMISSION TO NOT PLACE HIS OR HER NAME ON THE BALLOT MAY FILE A PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE ELECTION OFFICIALS WHOSE DECISION IS BEING REVIEWED SITS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCESS FOR THE JUDICIAL REVIEW; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH JUDICIAL REVIEW SHALL BE SOLE AND ONLY MANNER IN WHICH A CANDIDATE MAY APPEAL THE APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECISION TO NOT PLACE THE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON THE BALLOT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-961 AND 23-15-963, 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 15 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 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 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 15 – Feb 4
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives