Mississippi House Bill 481

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Candidate Fees For Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, County Attorney, County Superintendent Of Education, Board Of Supervisors, County Surveyor, County Coroner, Justice Court Judge And Constable From One Hundred Dollars To Two Hundred Fifty Dollars; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The First One Hundred Dollars Of The Fee Shall Remain With The County Executive Committee Or The County Election Commission, As Appropriate, And The Remaining One Hundred Fifty Dollars Shall Be Retained By The Circuit Clerk To Be Used On Elections In The County; And For Related Purposes.

Candidate qualifying fees; increase for certain candidates in county elections and revise distribution of the fee.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-23	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	297	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	299	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0481.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0481IN.htm