SC 517 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Constitution; amend Section 273 to reinstate initiative process and revise initiative signature requirements.

This bill proposes to amend Mississippi's constitution to reinstate the citizen initiative process, which was previously invalidated by the state Supreme Court. It would allow citizens to propose constitutional amendments (requiring signatures from 40% of registered voters) or statutory changes (requiring 25% of registered voters) through petitions. Key provisions include requiring petition signers to provide home addresses, limiting signatures per congressional district to proportional representation based on current district counts, and banning initiatives that target specific constitutional rights or retirement systems. The bill also mandates fiscal analyses for initiatives and specifies that only one proposal per petition may be submitted for separate voter consideration.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025