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MS HC22

MS HC22
Constitution; amend to require Legislature to enact a balanced budget for each fiscal year.

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Introduced
01/19/2015
In Committee
01/19/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/16/2015

Introduced Session

2015 Regular Session

Bill Summary

A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, By Creating A New Section 69a To Require The Legislature To Enact A Balanced Budget Of The Entire Expenditures And Revenues Of The State For Each Fiscal Year; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This Concurrent Resolution proposes an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution to require the state Legislature to enact a balanced budget each fiscal year, meaning that the total amount of money the Legislature appropriates for spending cannot exceed the estimated total revenue the state expects to collect. This requirement applies to all state expenditures and specifically to the State General Fund. However, the resolution outlines exceptions where the Legislature can waive these balanced budget requirements with a two-thirds vote in each house if it declares an emergency, such as a state of war, a natural disaster, or a national economic emergency. The resolution also mandates that the Legislature pass laws to implement these provisions and specifies that the proposed amendment will be put to a vote of the people.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (63)

Gene Alday (R)*,  Brian Aldridge (R)*,  Tracy Arnold (R)*,  Nick Bain (R)*,  Mark Baker (R)*,  Manly Barton (R)*,  Jim Beckett (R)*,  Donnie Bell (R)*,  Richard Bennett (R)*,  C. Scott Bounds (R)*,  Randy Boyd (R)*,  Chris Brown (R)*,  Charles Busby (R)*,  Larry Byrd (R)*,  Lester Carpenter (R)*,  Gary Chism (R)*,  Carolyn Crawford (R)*,  Becky Currie (R)*,  Dennis DeBar (R)*,  Scott DeLano (R)*,  William Denny (R)*,  Casey Eure (R)*,  Mark Formby (R)*,  Andy Gipson (R)*,  Jeffrey Guice (R)*,  Philip Gunn (R)*,  Eugene Hamilton (R)*,  Greg Haney (R)*,  Joey Hood (R)*,  Steve Horne (R)*,  Bobby Howell (R)*,  Mac Huddleston (R)*,  Wanda Jennings (R)*,  Timmy Ladner (R)*,  Trey Lamar (R)*,  Hank Lott (R)*,  Rita Martinson (R)*,  Steve Massengill (R)*,  Brad Mayo (R)*,  Doug McLeod (R)*,  H. Nolan Mettetal (R)*,  Sam Mims (R)*,  Alex Monsour (R)*,  John Moore (R)*,  Ken Morgan (R)*,  Pat Nelson (R)*,  Randall Patterson (R)*,  Bill Pigott (R)*,  Brent Powell (R)*,  John Read (R)*,  Margaret Rogers (R)*,  Randy Rushing (R)*,  William Shirley (R)*,  Bobby Shows (R)*,  Elton Snowden (R)*,  Gary Staples (R)*,  Jody Steverson (R)*,  Tommy Taylor (R)*,  Jerry Turner (R)*,  Joseph Warren (D)*,  Jason White (R)*,  Patricia Willis (R)*,  Hank Zuber (R)*, 

Last Action

Died On Calendar (on 02/16/2015)

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