Committees · 2020 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 2020 Regular Session.
Bills sent58
3% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out22%
13 of 58; 45 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 6 and 30 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 2020 Regular Session, newest first.
58 bills
Senate Bill 2398 · Poll managers; remove limitation on number which may be appointed by local election commissioners.
Sent June 9, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2662 · County and municipal election commissioners; increase per diem compensation for conducting elections.
Sent June 9, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2116 · Electioneering; prohibit for all persons in any public area within a set distance of polling place.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2662 · County and municipal election commissioners; increase per diem compensation for conducting elections.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2737 · Marking election ballots; delete option of using indelible pencil to mark ballots.
Sent March 13, 2020 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 1097 · Same day voter registration; authorize.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1099 · Elections; require to be conducted by paper ballot or with optical mark reading equipment.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1111 · Statewide Elections Management System; remove voters who fail to respond to notice and who fail to vote after certain period of time from.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1137 · Naturalized citizens; repeal provision that details documentation that must be presented by in order to vote.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1189 · Redistricting; authorize Legislature to alter boundaries of counties, municipalities and school districts.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1277 · Voting systems; revise the authority of boards of supervisors and governing authorities to purchase.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1281 · Statewide Electors Management System; compare to certain identification databases to ensure non-U.S. citizens are not registered to vote.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1330 · Qualification deadline; change to February 1 for statewide and county elected officials.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1368 · Armed Services Absentee Voting Law; expand definition of "absent voter" to include those working in federal waters of United States.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1400 · Partisan primary elections; abolish and establish open primary elections.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1405 · Municipal general election ballots; provide that only the names of those opposed candidates shall be printed upon.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1478 · Online voter registration; revise to allow for first-time voters to register through.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1521 · Absentee ballots; revise procedures and timeline for mailing to voter and receiving from voter.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1523 · Poll managers; remove limitation on additional that election commissioners may appoint.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1538 · Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
38 more
House Bill 871 · Justice court judges; revise position to be nonpartisan and part-time for.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 965 · Absentee ballots; revise those who are authorized to vote by.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 976 · Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 993 · Elections; provide penalties for persons who publish campaign materials without certain identifying information.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 995 · Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1016 · Unused ballots; provide for the retention and destruction of.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1039 · Election Commissioners; revise the qualifying deadline for.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 786 · Legislature; prohibit a person from being an elected officer of a county or municipality and a member of.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 819 · Absentee ballots; revise notary requirements for students enrolled in a college, university or community or junior college.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 824 · Election commissioners; authorize per diem for primary and runoff election days and provide for pandemic pay for election commissioners and poll managers.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 842 · Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of a driver's license.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 713 · Online voter registration; revise to allow for first-time voters to register through.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 714 · Special election; revise number of ballots printed for.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 730 · Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 737 · Suffrage; restore to all upon meeting all terms and conditions of sentence.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 608 · Absentee voting; require votes to be cast electronically in registrar's office or by mail.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 707 · Voter identification; clarify that only Mississippi driver's license shall be acceptable license.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 539 · Pre-election day voting; authorize for twenty days before an election.
Sent February 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 553 · Early voting; authorize for qualified electors otherwise unable to vote on election day.
Sent February 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 442 · Online voter registration; revise to allow for first-time voters to register through.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 443 · Voter enfranchisement; create joint legislative study committee on.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 369 · Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 388 · Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 399 · Homestead exemption; establish location filed as strong but rebuttable presumption of candidate's residence for election purposes.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 400 · Voting registration; require by anyone who receives public assistance benefits.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 283 · Starkville High School AP Government Class of 2019 Motor Voter Act; create to establish the procedure for the automatic registration of voters.
Sent January 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 35 days
House Bill 291 · Tax Returns Uniformly Made Public Act; create.
Sent January 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 35 days
House Bill 297 · Absentee voting; require votes to be cast electronically in registrar's office or by mail.
Sent January 28, 2020 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 185 · Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 226 · Elections; prohibit use of word "re-elect" unless for person who is current incumbent of the office sought.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 19 · Elections; make absentee vote final once cast.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 36 · Election commissioners; revise to be a nonpartisan office.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 42 · Counties; authorize to pay poll workers certain mileage.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 52 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 61 · Automatic voter registration; authorize for those who apply for the issuance, renewal or change of address of driver's license.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 68 · Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 85 · Voting systems; require those purchased to be able to scan actual ballot.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 87 · Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days