SC 523 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Constitution; amend Section 33 to authorize initiative procedure for new law.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment (SC 523) to allow Mississippi citizens to directly propose new laws through a petition process. Qualified voters could file initiative proposals with the Secretary of State, gather signatures, and submit them to the ballot for approval by majority vote. The process includes drafting assistance from the Attorney General, ballot title/summary preparation, and restrictions (e.g., no initiatives targeting the initiative process itself or the state retirement system). If approved, the law would take effect 30 days after the election, with rules limiting to five initiatives per ballot and preventing repeated proposals on the same subject for two years.
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