MS HB11 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-875, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Charges That Reflect Upon The Honesty, Integrity Or Moral Character Of A Candidate To Be Made Against Such Candidate's Public Life When The Charges Are Made With Knowledge That They Are False Or With Reckless Disregard Of Whether They Are False Or Not; To Provide That The Candidate Against Whom Such Charges Are Made Shall Have The Burden Of Proof; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Prohibitions against charges with respect to integrity of candidate; revise to include certain charges regarding candidate's public life.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Formby [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0011.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0011IN.htm |
