Mississippi House Bill 1308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That An Officer Or Employee Of This State Or Of A Political Subdivision Of This State May Not Distribute, Or Use Public Funds To Cause To Be Distributed, An Absentee Ballot Or An Absentee Ballot Application To A Person Who Did Not Request A Ballot Or Application; To Provide That No Officer Or Employee Of This State, Or Any Political Subdivision Of This State, May Establish Ballot Drop Boxes Or Any Similar Receptacle For The Collection Of Ballots; To Revise The Absentee Ballot Envelope; To Provide Penalties; To Amend Sections 23-15-623, 23-15-625 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-657, 23-15-715, 23-15-719, 23-15-755 And 23-15-641, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-629, 23-15-721 And 23-15-751, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; revise provisions for the distribution of absentee ballots.

Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]

Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	623	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	625	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	627	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	629	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	631	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	641	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	657	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	715	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	719	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	721	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	751	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	755	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1308.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1308IN.htm