Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 446

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Title

Description: Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/08 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary B
2 01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AE To JB
3 02/05 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JB To AE
4 02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/11 (H) Amended
7 02/11 (H) Passed As Amended
8 02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9 02/18 (S) Referred To Elections
10 03/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
11 03/13 (S) Amended
12 03/13 (S) Passed As Amended
13 03/15 (S) Returned For Concurrence
14 03/19 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
15 03/20 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Smith (27th),Blackmon
16 03/30 (S) Conferees Named Bryan,Tollison,Turner
17 04/01 (H) Conference Report Filed
18 04/01 (S) Conference Report Filed
19 04/02 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
20 04/02 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
21 04/04 (S) Conference Report Filed
22 04/04 (H) Conference Report Filed
23 04/05 (H) Conference Report Adopted
24 04/05 (S) Conference Report Failed

Amendments/Conference Report:

Lost [H] Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 3 to Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 4 to Amendment No 1
Adopted [S] Amendment No 5 to Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA\** See Text
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Moak

Code Sections: A 023-0015-0193, A 023-0015-0197, A 023-0015-0297, A 023-0015-0359, A 023-0015-0973, A 023-0015-0975, A 023-0015-0977, A 009-0005-0007, A 009-0005-0013, A 009-0005-0022, A 009-0005-0040, A 009-0005-0054, A 009-0007-0007, A 009-0007-0014, A 009-0007-0020, A 009-0007-0032, A 009-0007-0039, A 009-0007-0042, A 009-0007-0044, A 009-0007-0045, A 009-0007-0046, A 009-0007-0054, A 023-0015-0982, A 023-0015-0983

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUSTICE COURT JUDGES SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE GENERAL STATE ELECTION IN A NONPARTISAN MANNER WITH A RUNOFF TWO WEEKS LATER IF NECESSARY; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE JUSTICE COURT JUDGE CANDIDATES FROM THE LIST OF CANDIDATES REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE UPON ENTERING AN ELECTION FOR PARTY NOMINATION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION, WHICH REQUIRES THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR OFFICE TO BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT, SHALL NOT APPLY TO JUSTICE COURT JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-973, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JUSTICE COURT JUDGES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE DURING COURT TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-975 AND 23-15-977, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE JUSTICE COURT JUDGES UNDER THE NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-197, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-5-7, 9-5-13, 9-5-22, 9-5-40 AND 9-5-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTION BY POSTS OF CHANCELLORS IN CERTAIN CHANCERY COURT DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-7-7, 9-7-14, 9-7-20, 9-7-32, 9-7-39, 9-7-42, 9-7-44, 9-7-45, 9-7-46 AND 9-7-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POSTS IN THE FIRST, THIRD, FIFTH, TENTH, FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH AND TWENTIETH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE A SUBDISTRICT IN THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2005; TO PROVIDE FOR SUBDISTRICTS IN THE SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-982 AND 23-15-983, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/05/02 at 11:08.

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