Mississippi 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2296
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act Entitled The "fair Access To Elections Act"; To Provide That No Public Official Or Election Official Shall Solicit, Take Or Otherwise Accept From Any Person Any Contribution, Donation Or Any Thing Else Of Value For Purposes Of Conducting State Or Local Elections In This State And To Clarify That All Costs And Expenses Relating To The Conduct Of Elections Shall Be Paid With Public Funds; To Amend Section 23-15-633, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Information To Be Inserted By The Voter Who Is Voting By Absentee Ballot; To Prescribe Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2297
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-35 And 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In The Event That The Municipal Executive Committee And The Election Integrity Assurance Committee Fail To Certify The Results Of A Municipal Primary Election, The Municipal Clerk Shall Certify The Election Results To The State Executive Committee And The Secretary Of State As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Amend Section 23-15-611, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Municipal Election Commission And The Election Integrity Assurance Committee Fail To Certify The Results Of The Municipal General Election, The Municipal Clerk Shall Certify The Election Results To The Secretary Of State As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-266, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2298
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Municipal Executive Committee May Only Remove A Primary Election Official After Appointment For Good Cause Shown, Upon A Unanimous Vote Of All Members Of The State Executive Committee, Or Upon A Majority Vote Of The State Executive Committee After A Recommendation From The Municipal Executive Committee That The Primary Election Official Be Removed; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2299
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Municipal Executive Committee Member Or Primary Election Official Appointed By The Municipal Executive Committee May Campaign For A Candidate Whose Name Is Listed On The Municipal Primary Election Ballot; To Provide That Any Person Who Is A Municipal Executive Committee Member And Is Convicted Of Campaigning For A Candidate On The Municipal Primary Election Ballot Shall Be Guilty Of A Misdemeanor And Removed From His Or Her Primary Election Position; To Amend Sections 23-15-313 And 25-1-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2300
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-271, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Election Integrity Assurance Committee Shall Be Authorized To Conduct A Primary Election If The County Or Municipal Executive Committee Fail To Perform Its Duties; To Provide That No Member Of An Election Integrity Assurance Committee Shall Receive Any Compensation, In-kind Donations, Gifts Or Any Other Form Of Payment For Conducting Any Required Training Or For Conducting The Primary Election; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2301
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Electors To Submit Voter Registration Applications Through A Secure Internet Website Established By The Secretary Of State; To Establish The Procedure By Which The County Registrar Shall Process Online Applications; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2302
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Would At His Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2303
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Executive Committees To Appoint Members Of The Municipal Executive Committee And Inform The Municipal Clerk And State Executive Committee Of The Appointments By A Date Certain Before The Municipal Primary Election; To Require The State Executive Committee, If It Has Received No Notice Of The Appointments By The Deadline, To Appoint Members Of The Municipal Executive Committee And Inform The Municipal Clerk By A Date Certain Before The Municipal Primary Election; To Revise The Number Of Members Appointed To The Municipal Executive Committee; To Repeal Sections 23-15-313 And 23-15-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Temporary Executive Committees, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2304
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Electors To Submit Voter Registration Applications Through A Secure Internet Website Established By The Secretary Of State; To Establish The Procedure By Which The County Registrar Shall Process Online Applications; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Would At His Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Categories Of Voters Who May Cast An Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Must Be Received By The Registrar By A Certain Time On The Day Before The Election; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2305
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Mississippi Recall Act Of 2022 To Provide A Procedure For The Recall Of State Officials, Members Of The Legislature And Local Elected Officials; To Provide Definitions; To Prescribe Those Officials Subject To Recall; To Prescribe The Number Of Electors Needed To Demand A Recall; To Provide For The Application For And Time Of Filing A Recall Petition By Sponsors; To Provide A Form For The Recall Petition; To Prescribe Those Electors Eligible To Sign A Recall Petition And A Procedure For The Verification Of Signatures; To Prohibit Certain Persons From Circulating A Petition Or Application; To Provide For The Determination Of Legal Sufficiency Of A Petition By The Local Board Of Election Commissioners; To Provide For The Manner Of Conducting A Recall Election; To Provide For The Filing Of Subsequent Recall Petitions Following A Recall Election Or Denial Of Recall Petition; To Require The Secretary Of State To Print The Application Forms And Petition Forms And Distribute The Forms To The Boards Of Election Commissioners; To Authorize The State Board Of Election Commissioners To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Act; To Authorize An Application To The Circuit Court To Compel Compliance With Recall Procedures; To Prohibit Giving Or Receiving Money To Sign Petitions Or Affidavits For Recall And Other Recall Infractions, And To Provide Criminal Penalties Therefor; To Repeal Sections 25-5-3 Through 25-5-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide A Recall Procedure For Local Officials Pursuant To Petition And Election; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2306
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/16/22
Enrolled
4/4/22
Vetoed
4/21/22
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-813, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Transfer The Authority Of The Mississippi Ethics Commission To Assess A Civil Penalty Against Any Candidate Or Political Committee For Failure To File A Report To The Secretary Of State; To Delete The Provisions That Provides For A Hearing For A Candidate Or Political Committee Before The State Board Of Election Commissioners; To Provide For An Appeal Procedure For Those Candidates Who Are Assessed A Civil Penalty By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 23-15-807, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Reports That Would Otherwise Be Due On A Weekend Or Legal Holiday Shall Be Due On The Next Working Day After The Due Date; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2307
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceived Membership Of The Prospective Juror In Any Of Those Groups; To Authorize A Party, Or The Trial Court On Its Own Motion, To Object To The Use Of A Peremptory Challenge Based On These Criteria; To Require The Party Exercising The Challenge, Upon Objection, To State The Reasons The Peremptory Challenge Has Been Exercised; To Require The Court To Evaluate The Reasons Given And, If The Court Grants The Objection, Authorize The Court To Take Certain Actions, Including, But Not Limited To, Starting A New Jury Selection, Declaring A Mistrial At The Request Of The Objecting Party, Seating The Challenged Juror, Or Providing Another Remedy As The Court Deems Appropriate; To Provide For A De Novo Standard Of Review By An Appellate Court Reviewing The Denial Of An Objection; To Provide That The Act Applies To Criminal Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2023; To Provide That The Act Applies To Civil Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2308
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 89-8-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact Certain Sanctions On Landlords Who Violate Specific Duties Under The Residential Landlord-tenant Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2309
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Amend Section 13-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of A Juror To Those Citizens Who Have A Current And Valid Mississippi Driver's License And Who Have Filed State Income Taxes; To Amend Section 13-5-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2022 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2310
Introduced
1/17/22
Refer
1/17/22
Failed
2/1/22
An Act To Create The Mississippi Civil Rights Act; To Provide That The Right Of A Person To Be Free From Discrimination Because Of Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Immigrant Status, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Disability Or Familial Status Is A Civil Right; To Provide Remedies For Violations; And For Related Purposes.