Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: CONSTITUTION-including Amendments and Convention

As of 12/08/97 at 11:55

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HB1544  Constitutional amendments; delete requirement for         Bowles
        explanatory statement to appear on the ballot.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   1  Amend Constitution; lower number of signatures required   Denny
        on initiative petitions.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   2  Amend Constitution; lower number of signatures required   Guice
        on initiative petitions.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   4  Amend Constitution; reduce size of Legislature.           Denny
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   5  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Denny
        reducing taxes.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   6  Amend Constitution; authorize sale of sixteenth section   Moak
        land to certain veterans.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   7  Amend Constitution; homeowner may purchase up to five     Manning
        acres of sixteenth section land.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   8  Amend Constitution; homeowner may purchase up to five     Taylor
        acres of sixteenth section land.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC   9  Amend Constitution; establish state boundaries.           Endt
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  10  Amend Constitution; define state boundaries.              Janus
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  11  Amend Constitution;  require majority vote only for       Formby
        bill reducing taxes.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  12  Amend Constitution; limit time for state appellte         Reeves
        courts to render decisions.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  13  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court judges to be            Reeves
        appointed by Governor.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  14  Amend Constitution; reduce terms of members of Board of   Clark
        Institutions of Higher Learning.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  15  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Reeves
 *         03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HC  18  Sovereignty claim by Mississippi under 10th amendment     Saucier
        over powers not granted to federal government.         
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  19  Amend Constitution; limit ad valorem tax on motor         Saucier
        vehicles.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  20  Amend Constitution; limit terms of legislators.           Saucier
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  21  Amend Constitution; revise appointing authority to        Simmons (100th)
        Institutions of Higher Learning Board during Governor's
        second term.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  22  Amend Constitution; state flag; may not prohibit          McInnis
        display on clothing.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  23  Amend Constitution; all elections held same day as        McInnis
        presidential elections.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  25  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Formby
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  27  Amend Constitution; increase list of crimes for           Ketchings
        disenfranchisement.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  28  Amend Constitution; IHL Board; reduce length of terms;    McInnis
        members appointed from Supreme Court district.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  29  Amend Constitution; Legislature make exceptions to        Moore
        requirement that persons have remedy for religious     
        issues.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  31  Constitution; amend to prohibit tax increases unless      Moore
        approved by referendum.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  34  Amend Constitution; revise type of offenses that          Rotenberry
        disqualify a person as an elector.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  36  Amend Constitution; conform State Constitution to U.S.    McCoy
        Fourth Amendment.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  37  Amend Constitution; delete requirement that legislative   Cameron
        bills be read.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  38  Amend Constitution; initiative petitions; revise number   McInnis
        of signatures required.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  39  Amend Constitution; establish hunting and fishing as a    Capps
        constitutional right.                                  
           02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HC  40  Amend Constitution; marital status not to determine       Rotenberry
        distribution of public funds or imposition of tax.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  42  Amend Constitution; require elections on municipal        Robinson (84th)
        annexations.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  43  Amend Constitution; revise fiscal year for state and      Robinson (84th)
        political subdivisions.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  44  Constitutional convention; rescind previous resolutions   Comans
        calling for.                                           
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  47  Amend Constitution; general elections to be held on       Reeves
        Saturday.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  48  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Denny
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  49  Amend Constitution; delete requirement for explanatory    Bowles
        statement of proposed amendment on ballot.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  50  Amend Constitution; deny bail for certain crimes.         Manning
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  53  Amend Constitution; deny granting of bail to any person   Comans
        charged with a felony offense.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  54  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court Judges to be            Ross
        appointed.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  55  Amend Constitution; require justice court judge to        Perry
        reside within the district he seeks to serve.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  57  Amend Constitution; increase number of signatures         Banks
        required on initiative petition.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  58  Amend Constitution; allow teachers to serve in            Walker
        Legislature.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  59  HCR; amend constitution appointed Supreme Court judges.   Smith (35th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  60  Amend Constitution; provide for six-person juries in      Perry
        misdemeanor cases in circuit court.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  62  Amend Constitution; revise number of jurors needed for    Simpson
        noncapital criminal verdicts.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  63  Amend Constitution; crime victims may appeal sentence     Stribling
        of criminal offender.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  66  Constitutional Convention; rescind previous resolutions   Martinson
        calling for.                                           
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2260  Const:  Local govt. spending mandates; limit.             Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 502  Const.; provide for alternative forms of county           Hall
        government.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 503  Const. 73; Governor may veto parts of any bill.           Hall
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 504  Const. 100; authorize compromising of income tax          Kirby
 *      liability.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SC 506  Const. 254; gradually reduce the size of the              Hall
        Legislature.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 508  Post-ratify congressional compensation amendment to       Burton
        U.S. Constitution.                                     
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 509  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership of State College    Frazier
        Board.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 510  Amend Const:  make hunting and fishing const. right.      Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 512  Amend Const. 70; require majority vote for passage of     Hewes
        bill reducing taxes.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 513  Const 252, etc; provide for statewide elections to        Nunnelee
        occur in even numbered years.                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 514  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Johnson (19th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 516  Const:  New section to create Board of Denturity.         Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 519  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership and terms of        Harden
 *      State College Board.                                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SC 520  Const. 31; six-man jury in misdemeanor trials.            Turner
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 523  Const; amend Section 31 to allow 10-2 verdict in          Bean
        noncapital criminal cases.                             
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 524  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Hall
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 525  Const:  Provide for a cabinet form of government in the   Smith
        executive branch.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 526  Const 213A; IHL member from each university.              Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 527  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership of State College    Walls
        Board.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 528  Const 145 etc; appointment of Supreme Court Justices.     Robertson
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 529  Const 146:  Allow direct appeals from administrative      Bryan
        agencies to the Supreme Court.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 530  Const:  Local government spending mandates; limit.        Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 531  Amend Const; make hunting and fishing constitutional      Posey
        right.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee



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