HC 30 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Constitution; amend to provide that the people have the right to propose new statutes and amend or repeal existing statutes.

This bill proposes amending Mississippi's constitution to grant voters the right to directly propose new laws or amend/repeal existing laws through a formal initiative process. To qualify, a petition must gather signatures from at least 12% of registered voters (with district limits), and initiatives cannot cover constitutional changes, retirement systems, local laws, abortion, or state funding. Approved initiatives would appear on ballots with fiscal analyses, requiring majority approval (60% for revenue-related measures), and could be amended by the legislature before voting. The proposal directly affects how Mississippi residents can influence state law, bypassing the legislature for certain policy changes.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Adopted As Amended
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Constitution
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Price Wallace
RRepublican
MS
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