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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2656

United States congressional primaries; move to take place in March.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and 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 23-15-1031, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MOVE THE FIRST UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO MARCH OF EACH YEAR IN WHICH CONGRESSMEN ARE ELECTED; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-15-1083, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH COORDINATES UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES WHEN BOTH WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-299 AND 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 23-15-297, 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 Senate

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

ElectionsJan 20 to Feb 415 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

Apportionment and 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Elections
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To ElectionsSenate
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11PassedSenate
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 14Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives