Committees · 2024 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 2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent96
3% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out20%
19 of 96; 77 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 8 and 14 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 2024 Regular Session, newest first.
96 bills
Senate Bill 2576 · Voter ID; clarify what constitutes a valid voter ID.
Sent April 2, 2024 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2058 · Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; amend to include justice court judges.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2422 · Election disputes; specify judges with jurisdiction to hear.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2576 · Voter ID; clarify what constitutes a valid voter ID.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2577 · Digitizations; create a criminal penalty for the wrongful dissemination of.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2579 · Absentee ballots; change receipt deadline.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2580 · In-person early voting; allow.
Sent March 18, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2424 · Absentee ballots; voters can cure ballots declared defective due to signature issues.
Sent March 14, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2144 · Runoff elections; amend to lengthen the timing requirement.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2367 · Ranked-choice voting; prohibit in Mississippi elections.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 2425 · Ballot harvesting; define terms.
Sent March 11, 2024 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1326 · Absentee ballots; revise the deadline for submitting.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1364 · Ranked-choice voting; prohibit.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1386 · Municipal general election ballots; provide that only the names of those opposed candidates shall be printed upon.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1399 · Polling place; prohibit facility that serves alcohol and serves as from serving alcohol for the 30 days before election.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1400 · Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1401 · Polling place; prohibit facility that sells alcoholic beverages to be used as.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1404 · Runoff elections; revise time for holding to four weeks.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1406 · Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1423 · Election commissioners; bring forward code sections related to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
76 more
House Bill 1424 · Resolution board; revise membership of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1425 · Poll managers; remove requirement to be a quailified elector in county where polling place is located.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1426 · Primary election ballot; provide that unopposed candidate name shall not be printed on.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1427 · Elections contests; revise provisions of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1429 · Ballot box examination; revise procedures related to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1430 · Poll manager; provide that both political parties must be represented by.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1431 · Municipal executive committee; require county executive committee to appoint.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1442 · Signature verification personnel; require to be designated by the Secretary of State.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1443 · Mandatory recount of votes; provide for in certain situations.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1465 · Voter identification; clarify that only MS driver's license shall be acceptable license.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1483 · Online voter registration; authorize for first-time registrants.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1500 · Election commissioners; require to conduct an audit of ballots in certain precincts.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1504 · Campaign finance; revise various provisions of laws related to.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1528 · Absentee voting; revise various provisions of.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1549 · Runoff elections; revise time for holding to five weeks.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1550 · Elections; bring forward code sections related to residency for.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1596 · Residency requirements; revise for candidates for municipal, county or county district offices.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1655 · Candidate qualifications; revise process for.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1658 · County and municipal executive committee agreements; revise.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1673 · Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1689 · Election crime; create for dissemination of a deep fake within 90 days of an election.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1693 · Presidential electors; revise selection of to be one from each congressional district and two from the state-at-large.
Sent February 19, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1227 · Election commissioners; revise the compensation of.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1239 · Absentee voting; establish electronic application procedure for college students.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1244 · Affidavit ballot; allow to serve as voter registration in certain situations.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1249 · Ranked-choice voting; prohibit.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1267 · Political communication; require to contain disclaimer if generated by artificial intelligence algorithms.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 1135 · Election day disputes; require list of judges selected to hear to be provided to certain officials.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1156 · Polling places; prohibit from being closed within sixty days before an election.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1172 · Circuit court; prohibit from allowing candidates to speak to the public during court terms.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1176 · Ballot box; prohibit the opening of and counting of votes until all of the polling places have closed.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1186 · Voter roll purge; require Secretary of State to post notice of each time the purge occurs.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 1121 · State officers; make minor, nonsubstantive changes regarding swearing in of.
Sent February 12, 2024 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1111 · Starkville High School AP Government Class of 2019 Motor Voter Act; create to establish the procedure for the automatic registration of voters.
Sent February 9, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 1051 · Absentee ballot; provide process to cure if signatures on application and envelope do not correspond.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 1087 · Ballot harvesting; include certain definitions in prohibition on.
Sent February 8, 2024 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1009 · Election commissioners; remove petition requirement to qualify to run for office.
Sent February 7, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 1035 · Justice court judges; include in the "Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act".
Sent February 7, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 850 · State advertising; prohibit elected and appointed officers from publicly participating in.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 851 · Elected official; prohibit from changing political party affiliation during term of office.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 860 · Runoff elections; revise the time for holding those that occur during the week of Thanksgiving.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 920 · Elections; prohibit use of word "re-elect" unless for person who is current incumbent of the office sought.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 922 · Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 923 · Election commissioners; revise terms and election cycles for those in Districts Two and Four.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 949 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 964 · Municipal executive committee; revise procedure for filing vacancies of.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 966 · Municipal executive committee; prohibit members of from campaigning for candidates on the municipal primary election ballot.
Sent February 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 690 · Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 730 · Campaign finance reports; revise the time for filing electronically.
Sent January 29, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 674 · Candidate qualification; revise process for.
Sent January 26, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 613 · Elections; revise the votes included to determine total votes needed to receive majority.
Sent January 24, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
House Bill 481 · Candidate qualifying fees; increase for certain candidates in county elections and revise distribution of the fee.
Sent January 23, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 42 days
House Bill 363 · Secretary of State; require to provide election officials training on disenfranchising crimes.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 398 · Early voting; require Secretary of State to authorize for overseas military.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 407 · Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; create.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 409 · Voter rolls; prohibit purging names from Statewide Elections Management System 120 days or less before the date of any election.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 448 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent January 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 64 · Absentee ballots; revise those who are authorized to vote by.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 106 · Online voter registration; authorize and establish the process for.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 113 · Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 140 · Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 141 · Blank space on ballots; remove and provide supplementary ballot if a candidate is removed from race after ballots are printed.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 142 · Campaign finance reports; require candidates for county, county district and municipal offices to file with Secretary of State.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 143 · Campaign finance reports; shall be available on county and municipal websites.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 144 · Termination reports; require a candidate to be disqualified if he or she files while campaigning.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 145 · Same-day voter registration; authorize.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 166 · Early voting; authorize.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 167 · Municipal election commissioners; revise appointments of.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 168 · Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 169 · Campaign finance reports; require those filed by all candidates to be available online.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 170 · Online voter registration; authorize for first-time registrants.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 171 · Mississippi Voter Protection Act; create.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 172 · Early voting; authorize at the office of the registrar and additional early voting polling places.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 195 · Resolution board; revise time allowed to count certain absentee ballots.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 196 · Absentee ballots; authorize executive committees to process for primary elections.
Sent January 17, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 48 days