Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2089 — Elections; Legislature has exclusive jurisdiction over primary contests when regular session following the election convenes.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill clarifies that after a general election, each house of the Mississippi Legislature will have control over disputes involving the election of its own members, rather than a more general jurisdiction over all election contests. This change matters because it provides clearer guidelines on how election disputes will be handled, ensuring that each house can address its own issues quickly and according to its established rules. This can help maintain the integrity of the legislative process and ensure that elected officials are held accountable in a timely manner.

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SB2089 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2089 (As Passed the Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Burton, Dearing, Jackson (11th) Senate Bill 2089 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT FOLLOWS A REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES, EACH HOUSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTS THAT INVOLVE A SEAT IN ITS HOUSE;
Senator(s) Burton, Dearing, Jackson (11th) Senate Bill 2089 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-955, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT REGARDLESS OF COURT PROCEEDINGS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, ONCE A REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT FOLLOWS A REGULAR GENERAL ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES, EACH HOUSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER PRIMARY ELECTION CONTESTS THAT INVOLVE A SEAT IN ITS HOUSE;
     (2)  When a regular session of the Legislature that follows a regular general election for members of the Legislature convenes, each house of the Mississippi State Legislature shall have exclusive jurisdiction over primary election contests that involve a seat in its house regardless of any proceeding under any other provision of law.
     (2)  Courts may exercise jurisdiction over primary election contests involving legislative seats as otherwise provided by law;
however, once a regular session of the Legislature that follows a regular general election for members of the Legislature convenes, each house of the Mississippi State Legislature shall have exclusive jurisdiction over primary election contests that involve a seat in its house regardless of any proceeding under any other provision of law.
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

  3. Transmitted To House

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Tabled Subject To Call

  7. Committee Substitute Adopted

  8. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  9. Referred To Rules

Sponsors

  • Dearing · Cosponsor
  • Jackson_(11th) · Cosponsor
  • Burton · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Burton

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Dearing
  • Jackson_(11th)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 44 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14200
Democrat 3200
Unaffiliated 27400
Total 44800
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Burton — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Nay
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Nay
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Nays--Bryan — Nay
Dearing — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Nay
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Nay
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2089?
SB 2089 is sponsored by Dearing, Jackson_(11th), and Burton.
What is the current status of SB 2089?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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