Mississippi House Bill 443

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - 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.

Elected official; prohibit from holding more than one elected office at the same time.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-12	House	Recommitted to Committee
2024-02-07	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-01-22	House	Referred To Constitution

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0443.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0443IN.htm