Mississippi House Bill 1311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 23-15-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That All New Federal Election Funds Are Appropriated By The Legislature Before Dispersed To Ensure That The Funds Allocated Fairly And In A Manner That Promotes The Legislature's Goal Of Facilitating Free And Fair Elections; To Define "new Federal Election Funds"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; To Create New Section 23-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That All New Federal Election Guidance Has Been Properly Reviewed By The State Before Implementation To Ensure That It Is Lawful And To Provide The State An Opportunity To Challenge The Guidance In Court; To Define "new Federal Election Guidance"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; To Create New Section 23-15-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Ensure That The Governor And Legislature Are Notified Of All Communications Made Or Provided To State Agencies And Entities Responsible For Overseeing Elections By The United States Department Of Justice To Enable The State To Respond As Needed; To Define "communication"; To Provide A Notification Requirement; To Provide A Penalty For A Violation; And For Related Purposes.

Elections; provide guidelines for receiving federal funds, guidance and communications regarding.

Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1311.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1311IN.htm