MS HB922 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 20 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections
Pending: House Apportionment and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide That The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be A Nonpartisan Office; To Provide That The Names Of Candidates For The Office Of Election Commissioner Shall Be Listed As Nonpartisan On A Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Revise The Staggered Terms Of Election Commissioners In Districts Two And Four; To Provide That Those Election Commissioners From Districts Two And Four Elected In The 2027 Election Shall Be Elected For A Three-year Term; To Provide That Those Election Commissioners From Districts Two And Four Elected In The 2030 Election Shall Serve A Four-year Term And Every Four Years Thereafter; To Amend Sections 23-15-367 And 23-15-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Election commissioner; revise office to be nonpartisan.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 39 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | House | Veto Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
| 2024-04-20 | Vetoed | |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Returned For Enrolling |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Passed |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Referred To Elections |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Motion to Reconsider Tabled |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Taylor, Sanford, Tullos) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Passed |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 15 | 213 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 367 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 23 | 15 | 511 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
