Mississippi Senate Bill 2237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 21 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-21 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Clarify That Persons Who Have Been Convicted Of Embezzlement Of Public Funds Are Not Eligible To Hold Public Office; To Amend Sections 23-15-299 And 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Appropriate Election Officials Shall Verify That Persons Who Submit Qualifying Papers To Run For Public Office Have Not Been Convicted Of A Disqualifying Offense; To Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Qualifications For Appointment To The Office Of School District Superintendant; To Amend Section 99-15-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Nonadjudication Of Offenses Involving The Misuse Of Funds By Public Officials And Employees; And For Related Purposes.

Public office; persons convicted of certain crimes are ineligible to qualify as a candidate for or be appointed to.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]	Sen. David Jordan [D]	Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]	Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]
Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

2019-03-12 - House - House Passed (Y: 103 N: 6 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-21		Approved by Governor
2019-03-19	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-19	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-13	House	Returned For Enrolling
2019-03-12	House	Passed
2019-03-04	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-02-19	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections
2019-02-13	Senate	Transmitted To House
2019-02-12	Senate	Passed
2019-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred To Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2237.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2237IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2237PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2237SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0360027.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0640033.pdf