Mississippi House Bill 1310 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 23-15-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Secretary Of State To Audit Election Procedures Of The 2023, 2024, 2026 And 2027 General Elections In The Counties Of The State; To Provide How The Counties Shall Be Selected; To Provide What The Secretary Of State May Audit During A Procedural Audit; To Require The Secretary Of State To Create A Post-election Audit Manual; To Require The Secretary Of State To Compile A Report Of The Procedural Audits; To Repeal Section 23-15-613, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Election Commissions And County And Municipal Executive Committees Shall Report Residual Vote Information To The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Election Commissioners To Receive A Per Diem Of $110 For Conducting An Audit Of An Election; To Amend Section 23-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How The Monies In The Elections Support Fund Are Distributed; To Create New Section 23-15-152, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Elector Who Fails To Respond To A Confirmation Notice And Who Fails To Vote During A Certain Period Of Time Shall Be Removed From The Statewide Elections Management System; To Provide Definitions For "confirmation Notice" And "fails To Respond To The Confirmation Notice"; To Provide Those Registered Voters Who Shall Receive Confirmation Notices; To Provide That A Registered Voter Who Is Mailed A Confirmation Notice Shall Be Placed On Inactive Status In The Statewide Elections Management System But Shall Be Able To Vote By Affidavit Ballot; To Provide The Time For Removal Of Voter Registration Records; To Provide For The Retention Of Removed Voter Registration Records; To Amend Section 23-15-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That By January 1, 2025, The Secretary Of State Shall Compare The Entire Statewide Election Management System To The Department Of Public Safety Driver's License Database; To Provide That All Documentation Provided To Show Proof Of Citizenship Shall Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; revise provisions related to the integrity of.

Rep. Brent Powell [R]	Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]	Rep. Randy Boyd [R]	Rep. Larry Byrd [R]
Rep. Billy Calvert [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]	Rep. Gene Newman [R]
Rep. Fred Shanks [R]	Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Brady Williamson [R]	Rep. Price Wallace [R]

2023-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 72 N: 42 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 36 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-07 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 32 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 83 N: 34 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-19		Approved by Governor
2023-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-31	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-29	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2023-03-28	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Stamps, Wallace, Eubanks)
2023-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-27	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-27	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-26	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-26	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-17	Senate	Conferees Named Tate,Parker,Fillingane
2023-03-16	House	Conferees Named Wallace,Eubanks,Powell
2023-03-14	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-09	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: EL To AC
2023-02-15	Senate	Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2023-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-09	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2023-02-08	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Johnson, Wallace, Eubanks)
2023-02-08	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-08	House	Amended
2023-02-08	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-02-07	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	165	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	613	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1310.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1310IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1310CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1310PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1310SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1310_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1310_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.pdf
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1310_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_03.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1310_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_04.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1310_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_05.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1310_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1310_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1310_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1310_S_Amend_03_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370032.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0640059.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0850070.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0850032.pdf