Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Supreme Court; authorize Legislature to extend some terms to spread out expiration of judges' terms.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/22 (S) Referred To Constitution | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Two/Thirds |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Little
Additional Author: Robertson
Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 145, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY STAGGERED TERMS AND ELECTIONS FOR THE SUPREME COURT; TO INCORPORATE NECESSARY PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS PROPOSED FOR REPEAL IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE THE PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 145A AND 145B, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPREME COURT JUDGES; TO REPEAL SECTION 177, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE FILLING OF A JUDICIAL VACANCY WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 149 AND 149A, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO SIT IN DIVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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