Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Subject: CONSTITUTION-including Amendments and Convention

As of 04/26/05 at 09:06

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HB 318  Constitutional amendments; revise ballot form.            Capps
 *   V     03/15 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HC   3  Amend Constitution; justice court; judge to be            Reeves
        practicing attorney; maximum jurisdiction set by       
        statute.                                               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC   8  Amend Constitution; establish hunting and fishing as a    Bondurant
 *      right.                                                 
           02/11 (H) Failed
HC  13  Constitutional Convention; rescind previous resolutions   Martinson
        calling for.                                           
           04/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC  18  Amend Constitution; revise type of offenses that          Rotenberry
        disqualify a person as an elector.                     
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  20  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Denny
        reducing taxes.                                        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  21  Amend Constitution; any felon disqualified as an          Denny
        elector.                                               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  22  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court judges to be            Denny
        appointed.                                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  23  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Martinson
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  24  Amend Constitution; prohibit enactment of laws            Guice
        transferring certain special funds to General Fund.    
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  28  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Lott
        reducing taxes.                                        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  32  Amend Constitution; require elections on municipal        Robinson (84th)
        annexations.                                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  33  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court judges to be            Blackmon
        appointed.                                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  34  Amend Constitution; restore suffrage of offenders of      Fleming
        nonviolent crimes upon completion of sentence.         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  36  Amend Constitution; Legislature shall divide Supreme      Blackmon
        Court into nine districts.                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  37  Amend Constitution; place state elections in even year    Snowden
        with no presidential election.                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  38  Amend Constitution; elect State Superintendent of         Moore
        Public Education.                                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  39  Amend Constitution; Constitution not construed as         Fillingane
        granting right to have abortion.                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  40  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Snowden
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  41  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court judges to be            Snowden
        appointed.                                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  42  Amend Constitution; authorize metropolitan government.    Snowden
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  43  Amend Constitution; restore suffrage of offenders of      Calhoun
        nonviolent crimes upon completion of sentence.         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  45  Amend Constitution; suffrage restored automatically for   Banks
        first felony conviction upon completion of sentence.   
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  46  Amend Constitution; create "Taxpayer's Bill of Rights."   Capps
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  47  Amend Constitution; Legislature shall not appropriate     Baker (74th)
        more than 98% of general fund revenue estimate for any 
        fiscal year.                                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  50  Amend Constitution; create trust fund for tobacco         Brown
        settlement money.                                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  51  Amend Constitution; allow disqualified elector to         Denny
        regain right to vote after completion of all penalties 
        for conviction of a felony.                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC  52  Amend Constitution; prohibit state or political           Ellington
        subdivision from issuing bonds for recurring expenses. 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
SC 501  Constitution; amend to require election districts to be   Nunnelee
        composed of whole precincts.                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 502  Constitution; amend Section 252 to provide for            Nunnelee
        statewide elections to occur in even numbered years.   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 504  Constitution; amend Section 241 to provide that persons   Nunnelee
        convicted of a felony may not vote.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 508  Amend Constitution; provide a procedure for               Dawkins
        redistricting congressional districts in the event the 
        Legislature fails to do so.                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 512  Constitution; provide that all regular sessions shall     Hewes
        be 90 days.                                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 515  Constitution; provide that all bond bills shall only      Michel
        authorize funding for one single project or purpose.   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 516  Constitution of 1890; amend to allow appointment of       Ross
        appellate judges.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 517  Constitution; amend to require campaign finance           Flowers
        violations to be tried in the county where the campaign
        finance report prepared.                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 518  Constitution; amend to insert a "Mississippi Taxpayer     Hewes
        Bill of Rights."                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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