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AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill No. 1389
BY: Senator(s) Blackwell
AMEND by inserting the following after line 892 and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION *. Section 69-1-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
69-1-1. (1) A Department of Agriculture and Commerce is created and established under the management and control of a public officer to be known as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, who shall have competent knowledge of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, statistics and general industries, must be an experienced and practical agriculturist; must be a resident of the state for five (5) years immediately preceding the day of election. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four (4) years.
(2) The residency requirements specified under this section shall apply to elections held from and after January 1, 2020.
SECTION *. Section 23-15-193, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
23-15-193.
At the election in 1995, and every four (4) years thereafter, there shall be
elected a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public
Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, three (3) public service
commissioners, three (3) Mississippi Transportation Commissioners, Commissioner
of Insurance, * * * Senators and members of
the House of Representatives in the Legislature, district attorneys for the
several districts, clerks of the circuit and chancery courts of the several
counties, as well as sheriffs, coroners, assessors, surveyors and members of
the boards of supervisors, justice court judges and constables, and all other
officers to be elected by the people at the general state election. All such
officers shall hold their offices for a term of four (4) years, and until their
successors are elected and qualified. The state officers shall be elected in the
manner prescribed in Section 140 of the Constitution.
FURTHER, AMEND the title by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 32:
TO AMEND SECTIONS 69-1-1 AND 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE;