Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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