Mississippi House Bill 1306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-28 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Remove The Duty Of The Board To Remove The Names Of Candidates From The Ballot For Failure To Comply With Campaign Finance Filing Requirements; To Amend Section 23-15-811, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Shall Be Qualified To Appear On The Ballot If, By The Time The Candidate Is Approved To Appear On The Ballot For The Office Sought, He Or She Has Failed To File All Reports Required To Be Filed Within The Last Five Years; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Candidates For Judicial Office Shall Not Be Required To File An Annual Report In An Election Year But Shall File One In Other Years; To Amend Section 23-15-753, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Penalty For Any Person Who Fraudulently Requests Or Submits An Absentee Ballot Application For Any Voter; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; revise certain provisions about names of candidates appearing on the ballot, judicial candidate's annual report and fraudulent absentee voter applications.

Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

2023-03-15 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 73 N: 38 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 101 N: 14 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28		Approved by Governor
2023-03-23	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-23	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-21	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2023-03-15	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Clark, Wallace, Eubanks)
2023-03-15	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	Senate	Amended
2023-02-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Elections
2023-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Passed
2023-02-07	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	211	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	753	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	807	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	811	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1306.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1306SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1306_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1306_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370034.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0640023.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0720003.pdf