MS SB2879 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Voting Modernization Act For The Purpose Of Modernizing Voting Systems In The State; To Define Terms; To Establish The Mississippi Voting Modernization Grant Program To Be Administered By The Mississippi Secretary Of State For The Purpose Of Reimbursing Counties Or Disbursing Funds To Counties For The Purchase Of Modern Voting Systems; To Provide That The Grant Program Shall Receive Any Funds Appropriated Therefor; To Require The Mississippi Secretary Of State To Promulgate Procedures; To Prescribe A Timeframe For The Grant Or Denial Of An Application; To Provide That Each County Is Eligible For A Pro Rata Share Of The Funds Appropriated Or Made Available To The Program; To Prescribe Certain Eligibility Requirements; To Authorize Counties To Apply For The Grant Program; To Require The Mississippi Secretary Of State To Report On The Grant Program; To Provide For The Repeal Of Sections 23-15-531, 23-15-531.1, 23-15-531.2, 23-15-531.3, 23-15-531.4, 23-15-531.5, 23-15-531.6, 23-15-531.9, 23-15-531.10 And 23-15-531.12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Authority For The Use Of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Equipment At Polling Places, On A Certain Date; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mississippi Voting Modernization Act; enact.
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Tate [R] |
Roll Calls
2022-03-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 113 N: 4 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 120 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 113 N: 4 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 120 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-19 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2022-04-05 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2022-04-05 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2022-03-30 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2022-03-30 | House | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2022-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-29 | House | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-29 | Senate | Recommitted For Further Conf |
| 2022-03-29 | House | Recommitted For Further Conf |
| 2022-03-28 | House | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-28 | Senate | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-24 | House | Conferees Named Beckett,Eubanks,Newman |
| 2022-03-22 | Senate | Conferees Named Tate,Blount,Fillingane |
| 2022-03-16 | Senate | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2022-03-10 | House | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2022-03-09 | House | Amended |
| 2022-03-08 | House | Read the Third Time |
| 2022-02-24 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2022-02-16 | House | Referred To Apportionment and Elections |
| 2022-02-15 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Amended |
| 2022-02-10 | Senate | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2022-02-01 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2022-01-26 | Senate | DR - TSDPCS: EL To AP |
| 2022-01-17 | Senate | Referred To Elections;Appropriations |
