Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 993 — Elections; provide penalties for persons who publish campaign materials without certain identifying information.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

2 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revisions made to HB 993 involve the addition of two lines to the bill that clarify certain provisions and remove one line that may have caused confusion. These changes are important because they help ensure that the bill is easier to understand and implement, which could lead to smoother enforcement of the law once it is passed.

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HB 993 (As Introduced) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 993 (As Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representative Beckett House Bill 993 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-13-3 AND 23-15-897, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL PUBLISH, OR KNOWINGLY CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED, ANY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS WITHOUT CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, SUCH CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL, IF CONVICTED, BE IMPRISONED IN THE COUNTY JAIL NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BOTH;
Representative Beckett House Bill 993 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-13-3 AND 23-15-897, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL PUBLISH, OR KNOWINGLY CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED, ANY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS WITHOUT CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, SUCH CANDIDATE, POLITICAL COMMITTEE OR OTHER PERSON SHALL, IF CONVICTED, BE IMPRISONED IN THE COUNTY JAIL NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR, OR FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BOTH;
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. DR - TSDP: EL To JB

  3. Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division B

  4. Transmitted To Senate

  5. Passed

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Referred To Apportionment and Elections

Sponsors

  • Beckett · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Beckett

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 93 Yea · 22 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52002
Unaffiliated 271202
Democrat 13902
Independent 1100
Total 932206
% of votes cast 77%18%0%5%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Andrews — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Dortch — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Nay
Holloway — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Paden — Nay
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Young — Not Voting
Anderson (110th) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Not Voting
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Nay
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Not Voting
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Nay
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Not Voting
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Not Voting
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 993?
HB 993 is sponsored by Beckett.
What is the current status of HB 993?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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