Mississippi House Bill 666 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-59-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Appropriate State Officials To Make Appointments To Fill All Of The Vacancies On The Mississippi Commission On The Status Of Women Not Later Than June 1, 2022; To Provide That The Governor Shall Call A Meeting Of The Full Commission Before July 1, 2022; To Provide That Any Member Of The Commission Who Does Not Attend Three Consecutive Regular Meetings Of The Commission For Any Reason Other Than Illness Shall Be Removed From The Commission By A Majority Vote Of The Board Members Or By The Original Appointing Officer Of The Member; To Require The Chair Of The Commission To Notify The Original Appointing Officer Of A Member When The Member Has Failed To Attend Three Consecutive Regular Meetings; To Authorize The Lieutenant Governor And The Speaker To Each Designate Two Legislators To Attend Any Meeting Of The Commission; To Provide That The Commission Shall Be Assigned To The Department Of Finance And Administration For Administrative Purposes Only; To Provide That The Department Shall Provide The Commission With A Location Where The Commission May Have Its Meetings; To Amend Section 43-59-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commission, In Furtherance Of Its Educational Mission, To Conduct An Annual Statewide Forum On Issues Affecting The Status Of Women And Women's Educational, Employment And Other Related Needs And Recognizing The Achievements Of Women; To Provide That The Commission Shall Conduct Events At Other Times During The Year That Recognize The Achievements Of Women; To Bring Forward Sections 43-59-1, 43-59-5, 43-59-9, 43-59-11 And 43-59-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Commission On The Status Of Women, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Commission on Status of Women; require that all vacancies be filled and meeting held by July 1, 2022.

Rep. Debra Gibbs [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	59	1	New Code	See Bill Text
43	59	11	New Code	See Bill Text
43	59	13	New Code	See Bill Text
43	59	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	59	5	New Code	See Bill Text
43	59	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	59	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0666.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0666IN.htm