Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Judicial redistricting; enact and eliminate running in the herd.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 501 |
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.
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