Mississippi House Bill 866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-18 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 97-13-1, 97-13-3, 97-13-5, 97-13-7, 97-13-9, 97-13-13, 97-13-15, 97-13-19, 97-13-21, 97-13-23, 97-13-25, 97-13-27, 97-13-29, 97-13-31, 97-13-33, 97-13-35, 97-13-36, 97-13-37 And 97-13-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violation Of Various Election Crimes; To Create Sections 97-13-41, 97-13-43 And 97-13-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recodify Provisions In Current Law That Make It Unlawful To Make A False Entry Or Unauthorized Alteration To The Statewide Elections Management System Or A Poll Book, Make It Unlawful To Tamper With Or Damage Voting Machines Or Tabulating Equipment, Make It Unlawful To A Voter To Allow His Or Her Ballot To Be Seen By Any Person Or Make A False Statement As To His Inability To Mark A Ballot; To Repeal Sections 23-15-117, 23-15-531.13 And 23-15-555, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Make It Unlawful To Make False Entries Or Unauthorized Revision To Poll Books, Which Make It Unlawful For A Voter To Show His Ballot To Any Other Person, Make A False Statement As To His Inability To Read The Ballot Or Interfere With Any Voter Inside The Voting Compartment; To Provide Penalties For Violations; And For Related Purposes.

Election Crimes; revise penalties for.

Rep. William Denny [R]

2016-04-05 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 120 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-30 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - House Passed (Y: 114 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-18		Approved by Governor
2016-04-11	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-11	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-05	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2016-04-01	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2016-03-30	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-03-30	Senate	Amended
2016-03-22	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-11	Senate	Referred To Elections
2016-03-02	House	Transmitted To Senate
2016-03-01	House	Passed
2016-02-25	House	Read the Third Time
2016-02-18	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0866.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0866IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0866PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0866SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0570031.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0860022.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0920003.pdf