Mississippi Senate Bill 2144

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-171, 23-15-191, 23-15-193, 23-15-213, 23-15-833, 23-15-857, 23-15-981, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1083, 37-5-9, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-227 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For Holding Runoff Elections To Four Weeks After The First Election Instead Of Three Weeks; To Create A New Section In Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Ranked-choice Voting In Statewide, County, Local, Municipal Or School District Elections; And For Related Purposes.

Runoff elections; amend to lengthen the timing requirement.

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

2024-05-02 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-02 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 117 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Failed (Y: 6 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-04-25 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 109 N: 3 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 108 N: 3 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-13		Approved by Governor
2024-05-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-05-06	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-05-02	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2024-05-02	House	Conference Report Adopted
2024-05-01	House	Conference Report Filed
2024-05-01	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2024-04-30	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2024-04-30	Senate	Reconsidered
2024-04-29	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2024-04-29	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2024-04-29	House	Reconsidered
2024-04-29	Senate	Conference Report Failed
2024-04-25	House	Conference Report Adopted
2024-04-24	House	Conference Report Filed
2024-04-24	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2024-04-16	House	Conferees Named Sanford,Tullos,Wallace
2024-04-12	Senate	Conferees Named England,Fillingane,Tate
2024-04-10	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2024-04-05	House	Returned For Concurrence
2024-04-04	House	Passed As Amended
2024-04-04	House	Amended
2024-03-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2024-03-11	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2024-03-08	Senate	Transmitted To House
2024-03-07	Senate	Passed
2024-03-07	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2024-02-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2024-01-31	Senate	Referred To Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	1031	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	1083	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	191	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	193	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	213	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	833	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	981	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	215	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	217	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	227	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	711	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2144.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2144IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2144CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2144PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2144SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/ham/SB2144_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Supplement	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/pdf/cr/SB2144CR.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0660023.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0940030.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/1150012.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/1190011.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/1220006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/1220014.pdf