MS HB685 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create A New Section To Be Codified As 23-15-802, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Restrict The Purposes For Which A Candidate For Public Office May Use Campaign Contributions For A Reason Unrelated To The Candidate's Campaign To Seek Election Or Reelection To An Office; To Prescribe The Way Surplus Campaign Contributions Must Be Handled; To Prescribe The Persons, Organizations And Legal Entities To Which A Candidate Who Is Finally Elected, Defeated Or Withdraws From An Election Campaign May Disburse Campaign Contributions; To Prescribe Penalties For A Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Campaign contributions; restrict use by candidate for purposes unrelated to election campaign.
Sponsors
| Rep. Henry Zuber [R] | Rep. Jay Hughes [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0685.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0685IN.htm |
