Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 273, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Reinstate The Initiative Procedure Declared Invalid By The Mississippi Supreme Court, To Provide That The Initiative Process May Be Used To Amend The Mississippi Statutes Or To Amend The Mississippi Constitution, To Base The Number Of Signatures Required For An Initiative Petition On The Latest Presidential Election, To Conform The Pro Rata Signature Requirements From Each Congressional District For An Initiative Petition To The Number Of Current Congressional Districts, To Specify That Petition Signature Requirements Shall Include Home Address, And To Provide That Only One Proposal Of Law And Matters Properly Connected Therewith Shall Be Contained In An Initiative Petition To Enable The Electors To Vote On That Proposal Separately.

Constitution; amend Section 273 to reinstate initiative process.

Sen. Melanie Sojourner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SC/SC0529.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SC/SC0529IN.htm