Mississippi House Bill 203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-905, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Shall, At The Same Time, Be A Member Of The Legislature And Be An Elected Officer Of Any County Or Municipality; To Provide That An Elected Officer Of A County Or Municipality Must Resign From That Position If He Or She Is Declared The Winner Of The Legislative Office Before He Or She Takes The Oath Of Office For That Position; To Provide That A Member Of The Legislature Must Resign From That Position If He Or She Is Declared The Winner Of An Elected Office For A County Or Municipality Before He Or She Takes The Oath Of Office For That Position; And For Related Purposes.

Legislature; prohibit a person from being an elected officer of a county or municipality and a member of.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-15	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	905	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0203.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0203IN.htm