Mississippi Senate Bill 2770 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 18 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 23-17-1, 23-17-5, 23-17-8, 23-17-9, 23-17-11, 23-17-17, 23-17-19, 23-17-21, 23-17-29, 23-17-35, 23-17-39, 23-17-42, 23-17-43 And 23-17-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Initiative Measure Process To Provide That Amendments To The Mississippi Constitution May Only Be Proposed By The Legislature, But That The People Shall Have The Right To Propose New Laws And To Amend Or Repeal Existing Laws By Initiative, And To Approve Or Reject The Same In An Election Independent Of The Legislature; To Create New Section 23-17-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Secretary Of State Shall Submit Any Proposed Initiative Measure That It Receives To The Legislative Budget Office For The Preparation Of A Fiscal Analysis; To Create New Section 23-17-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Duties Of A Petition Circulator; To Repeal Sections 23-17-31, 23-17-33 And 23-17-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For A Legislative Alternative To An Initiative Measure; To Bring Forward Sections 23-17-3 And 23-17-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation.

Sen. David Parker [R]

2024-03-14 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 26 N: 21 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-18	Senate	Died On Calendar
2024-03-14	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2024-03-14	Senate	Passed As Amended
2024-03-14	Senate	Amended
2024-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	17	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	3	New Code	See Bill Text
23	17	31	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	17	33	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	17	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	37	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
23	17	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	42	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	43	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	45	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	60	New Code	See Bill Text
23	17	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	17	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2770.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2770IN.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2770_S_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2770_S_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2770_S_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/SB2770_S_Amend_03_to_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0730015.pdf