2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB293: Congressional primaries; change time for holding in years without presidential election.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-1031, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Time For Holding Primary Elections For Representatives In The Congress Of The United States In Years Without A Presidential Election From The First Tuesday In June To The Second Tuesday In March; To Amend Section 23-15-299, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform By Changing The Qualification Deadline To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Create A New Section Of Law That Provides The Times For Nominating And Qualifying For The Yazoo-mississippi Delta Levee Districts; To Repeal Section 8, Chapter 12, Laws Of 1928, Which Provides For The Dates Of Nominations For Yazoo-mississippi Delta Levee Commissioners; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Referred To Apportionment and Elections
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred To Elections
Senate
2/27/2025
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
Senate
3/5/2025
Amended
Senate
3/5/2025
Passed As Amended
Senate
3/6/2025
Returned For Concurrence
Senate
3/13/2025
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Conferees Named Sanford,Tullos,James-Jones
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Conferees Named England,Blackwell,Blount
Senate
3/31/2025
Conference Report Filed
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Conference Report Filed
Senate
4/1/2025
Conference Report Adopted
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Conference Report Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Tullos)
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate
4/17/2025
Approved by Governor

Amendments

House Amendment No 1

Amendment No 1

Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Conference Report Adopted
4/1/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Conference Report Adopted
4/1/2025
114
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed As Amended
3/5/2025
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed As Amended
2/5/2025
118
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Noah Sanford
Noah Sanford
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/7/202532.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/10/202520.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/20253.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/2025131.1 KB