Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2339

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Title

Description: Judicial redistricting; enact and eliminate running in the herd.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2 01/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/13 (S) Passed
5 01/14 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/16 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
7 02/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 03/08 (H) Read the Third Time
9 03/09 (H) Amended
10 03/09 (H) Passed As Amended
11 03/11 (H) Returned For Concurrence
12 03/17 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
13 03/22 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,Little
14 03/23 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,Coleman (29th),Reynolds
15 03/28 (H) Conference Report Filed
16 03/28 (S) Conference Report Filed
17 03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
18 03/29 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
19 03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
20 03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
21 03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
22 04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
23 04/21 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

By Reference [H] Committee Amendment No 1
Lost [H] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 2
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2
Lost [H] Amendment No 3
Adopted [H] Amendment No 4
Lost [H] Amendment No 5
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2339

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA\** See Text
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number501

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Ross

Code Sections: A 009-0005-0007, A 009-0005-0013, A 009-0005-0022, A 009-0005-0025, A 009-0005-0036, A 009-0005-0040, A 009-0005-0041, 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 009-0007-0046, A 009-0007-0054, A 009-0001-0105, RP 023-0015-0982, RP 023-0015-0983, RP 023-0015-0984

Title: AN ACT TO ENACT REDISTRICTING OF THE CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD A CHANCELLOR AND ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE FIRST CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE THIRD CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE SIXTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD A CHANCELLOR TO THE SEVENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCING IN 2011 AND TO PROHIBIT APPOINTMENT OF MASTERS AFTER THAT DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD A CHANCELLOR TO THE TENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE TWELFTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE THIRTEENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT AND TO ADD A CHANCELLOR TO THAT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE EIGHTEENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND TO ADD A JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND TO ADD A JUDGE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE TENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-42, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-44, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE SIXTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND TO ADD A JUDGE FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCING IN 2011; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-46, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE SEVENTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND TO ADD A JUDGE FOR THE TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCING IN 2011; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE RUNNING IN THE HERD IN THE TWENTIETH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO ASSIGN A SPECIAL JUDGE TO ASSIST A CHANCERY OR CIRCUIT COURT WITH A BACKLOG OF CASES; TO CLARIFY THAT CANDIDATES MAY QUALIFY AND RUN FOR NEW JUDICIAL POSITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING REGULAR JUDICIAL ELECTION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 23-15-982, 23-15-983 AND 23-15-984, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE CALCULATION OF VOTE IN MULTIJUDGE DISTRICTS WHEREIN CANDIDATES RUN "IN THE HERD" AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT MAY BE CAST BY EACH ELECTOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/21/05 at 18:11.

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