l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 726

Secretary of State; require to prescribe a form for candidates to use when qualifying for office.

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 SECTIONS 23-15-299, 23-15-359, 23-15-213, 23-15-361, 23-15-853, 23-15-857, 23-15-1093, 23-15-977, 37-7-711, 37-7-225, 37-5-9 AND 37-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PRESCRIBE A FORM FOR CANDIDATES TO USE WHEN QUALIFYING FOR AN ELECTION FOR OFFICE; 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 15 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 15 to Feb 521 days

Apportionment and ElectionsJan 15 to Jan 238 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.

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 5

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 23Reported 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 14Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Referred To ElectionsSenate
  6. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate