Mississippi House Bill 144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Certain Broadcasting Stations That Receive Public Funds To Afford Equal Opportunity In Use Of Their Stations To All Candidates For Office; To Require Broadcasting Stations To Allow Equal Opportunity And Time For Rebuttals To Positions Taken By Its On-air Announcers Or Commentators During A Certain Period Of Time Before An Election; To Limit The Rate Amount Charged By Broadcasting Stations To Candidates Who Use The Stations In Connection With A Campaign For Public Office; To Provide That A Candidate Can Only Receive Certain Rates If That Candidate Provides Written Certification To The Broadcasting Station; To Require Broadcasting Stations To Maintain A Complete And Verifiable Record Of Requests To Purchase Broadcast Time By Or On Behalf Of Candidates; To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Prescribe Any Rules And Regulations As It May Deem Necessary To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; To Exempt From This Act Any Media Editorial That States The Official Position Of The Licensee; And For Related Purposes.

Broadcasting stations; require certain stations to provide fair opportunity to all candidates when used for campaigns.

Rep. Brad Mayo [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-05		Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0144.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0144IN.htm