Mississippi House Bill 689

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
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 23-15-975, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Justice Court Judges In The "nonpartisan Judicial Election Act"; To Amend Section 23-15-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Time For Holding An Election For The Office Of Justice Court Judge; To Amend Section 23-15-977, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Qualifying Fee For Election To The Office Of Justice Court Judge; To Amend Sections 9-11-2, 23-15-193, 23-15-297, 23-15-359, 23-15-973 And 23-15-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-833, 23-15-849 And 23-15-981, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Justice court judges; authorize to run as nonpartisan.

Rep. Daryl Porter [D]

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Rep. Justis Gibbs [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-29	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	1021	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	193	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	197	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	297	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	359	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	833	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	849	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	973	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	975	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	977	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	981	New Code	See Bill Text
9	11	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0689.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0689IN.htm