Mississippi House Bill 195 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on March 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-859, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Municipality With A Population Of 2,500 Residents Or Less To Conduct A Special Election For Any Issue Or Candidate At One Centralized Polling Place; To Amend Section 23-15-557, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-300, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Individual Having Met The Two-year Residency Requirement For Municipal Or County Office, Shall Only Reside In The Ward Of District Of Representation At The Time Of Qualifying For Such Office; And For Related Purposes.

Municipalities; authorize those of certain size to conduct special elections at one polling place.

Rep. Randal Rushing [R]

Rep. Stephanie Foster [D]

Rep. Carl Mickens [D]

2021-02-11 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 110 N: 6 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-03-02	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: EL To MU
2021-02-22	Senate	Referred To Elections;Municipalities
2021-02-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-11	House	Passed As Amended
2021-02-11	House	Amended
2021-02-10	House	Read the Third Time
2021-02-02	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-02-02	House	DR - TSDP: MU To AE
2021-01-28	House	DR - TSDP: AE To MU
2021-01-14	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Municipalities

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	300	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	557	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	859	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0195.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0195IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0195PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/HB0195_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/ham/HB0195_H_Amend_02.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0380046.pdf