Committees · 2016 Regular Session
Apportionment and Elections
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session.
Bills sent55
3% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out22%
12 of 55; 43 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 3 and 10 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202668 bills
reported 22% · typically 9 days, most 6–13 · 0 amendments · 18 members
202583 bills
reported 28% · typically 13 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202496 bills
reported 20% · typically 10 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202361 bills
reported 16% · typically 10 days, most 3–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202267 bills
reported 13% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202152 bills
reported 12% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
202058 bills
reported 22% · typically 10 days, most 6–30 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201960 bills
reported 10% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201850 bills
reported 14% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201742 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201655 bills
reported 22% · typically 10 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201554 bills
reported 28% · typically 10 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201444 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days · 0 amendments · 0 members
201356 bills
reported 27% · typically 7 days, most 2–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201261 bills
reported 23% · typically 9 days, most 9–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201150 bills
reported 10% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201066 bills
reported 21% · typically 9 days, most 4–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200970 bills
reported 17% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200861 bills
reported 18% · typically 14 days, most 7–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session, newest first.
55 bills
Senate Bill 2167 · Qualifying fees; require independent candidates to pay and increase for party candidates.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2374 · Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2423 · Candidate's or elector's residence; may be presumed from homestead exemption.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2425 · Elections; change the length of training course required for managers/pollworkers.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2684 · Election Commissioners; authorize to receive mileage reimbursement.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2810 · Elections; exclude runoffs from provisions requiring a certain number of machines to be used or a certain number of ballots printed.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
House Bill 809 · Online voter registration; authorize under authority of Secretary of State.
Sent February 23, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 871 · Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners for nonelection days.
Sent February 23, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 10 · Election; require Secretary of State to authorize early voting for overseas military.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 11 · Prohibitions against charges with respect to integrity of candidate; revise to include certain charges regarding candidate's public life.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 28 · Open primaries; authorize.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 31 · Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 45 · Elections Contests; clarify jurisdiction of circuit court.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 66 · Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 85 · Election commissioners; revise to be a nonpartisan office.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 103 · Counties; authorize to pay poll workers mileage.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 104 · The Mississippi Recall Act; enact.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 119 · Write-in candidates; authorize to run in certain general elections.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 120 · Election Commissioner; require to resign one year before qualifying for another office.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 121 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
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House Bill 124 · Independent candidates; require to pay certain qualifying fees.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 133 · State of Mississippi Congressional and Legislative Redistricting Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 137 · Municipal election mangers; revise discretionary salary and compensation for attending training sessions.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 728 · Corporations; require certain actions to be taken before political expenditures may be made.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 796 · Pre-election day voting; allow.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 797 · Election code; revise.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 798 · Political advertising; require disclaimers on certain kinds of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 799 · Precinct boundaries; prohibit altering for certain time of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 800 · Absentee ballots; revise procedures for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 801 · Elections; bring forward sections that provide qualifying fees for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 802 · Ballots; revise number required to be printed.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 803 · Nonpartisan preferential elections; authorize counties and municipalities to hold election for purpose of deciding whether to conduct.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 804 · Election Commissioners; require terms to be staggered.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 805 · Election commissioner; remove requirement to resign one year before qualifying for other office.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 806 · Campaign finance reports; require certain disclosures relating to credit card purchases.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 807 · Campaign expenditures; prohibit for personal use.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 808 · Presidential preference primary; change date to the first Tuesday in March.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 809 · Online voter registration; authorize under authority of Secretary of State.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 810 · Elections; revise how winner is determined when candidates have equal votes.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 811 · Election commissioners; authorize chairman of to receive per diem for up to 5 additional days.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 812 · Election commissioners; revise to allow for staggered four year terms of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 816 · Residence; establish rebuttable presumption that for purposes of homestead exemption is same for purposes of election law.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 857 · Open preferential primaries; establish.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 858 · Open primaries; authorize.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 859 · Municipal elections; revise procedure when tie occurs in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 860 · Affidavit ballots; revise procedures regulating.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 862 · Right to vote; restore to veterans who committed nonviolent disqualifying crimes upon completing sentence requirements.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 863 · Right to Vote; restore to people who committed non-violent disqualifying crimes upon meeting certain requirements.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 864 · Early voting; authorize for qualified electors otherwise unable to vote on election day.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 865 · Election contests; revise where filed.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 866 · Election Crimes; revise penalties for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 869 · Elections; require employers to let employees certain time off to vote in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 870 · Resolution Board; require to attend training for membership on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 871 · Elections; increase per diem of election commissioners for nonelection days.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1513 · Campaign Finance Reports; require credit card payments to be itemized per purchase on card.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days