Mississippi House Bill 207

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-06 - Transmitted To Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-785, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Presidential Candidates From Sixty Days Before The Election To Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Boards Of Trustee Of School Districts From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Section 37-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For County Boards Of Education From Not More Than Ninety And Not Less Than Sixty Days Before The Election To Not More Than One Hundred Twenty Days And Not Less Than Ninety Days Before The Election; To Amend Sections 37-7-225 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 23-15-839, 23-15-851, 23-15-853 And 23-15-855, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Deadline For Special Elections To Fill Vacancies For County And County District Offices, Legislative Offices, Congressional Offices And United States Senator Offices; And For Related Purposes.

Qualifying deadlines; revise certain to be at least 90 days before the election.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]

2025-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 113 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2025-02-05	House	Passed
2025-02-05	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2025-01-23	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	785	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	839	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	851	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	853	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	855	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	211	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	225	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	711	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0207.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0207IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0207CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0207PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/house/0300007.pdf