Mississippi Senate Bill 2167 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-06 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Independent And Special Election Candidates To Pay Qualifying Fees And To Revise The Qualifying Fees For Certain Offices; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Deadline For Independent And Special Election Candidates To Pay Their Assessment Fees And To Whom Such Fees Must Be Paid; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Party Nominee Or Independent Candidate For The Office Of President Of The United States To Pay An Assessment In Order To Be Included On The General Election Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-1093, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Qualifying Fee For Candidates For President Of The United States; To Amend Sections 23-15-1089 And 23-15-1091, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-309 And 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Qualifying fees; require independent candidates to pay and increase for party candidates.

Sen. John Polk [R]	Sen. Lydia Chassaniol [R]	Sen. Philip Moran [R]	Sen. Sally Doty [R]
Sen. Charles Younger [R]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

2016-03-25 - House - House Passed (Y: 93 N: 25 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-29 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 43 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-06		Approved by Governor
2016-03-31	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-03-31	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-03-30	House	Returned For Enrolling
2016-03-30	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-25	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Denny, Reynolds)
2016-03-25	House	Passed
2016-03-25	House	Amendment Failed
2016-03-23	House	Read the Third Time
2016-03-17	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-03-14	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2016-03-02	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-02-29	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-02-29	Senate	Amended
2016-02-29	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2016-02-22	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-02-18	Senate	DR - TSDPCS: EL To AC
2016-02-05	Senate	Referred To Elections;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2167.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2167IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2167CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2167PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2167SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0560006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0810023.pdf